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folho.

frill, ruffle (strip of pleated fabric)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfo.ʎu/Brazil/ˈfo.ʎu/Portugal
  1. frill, ruffle (strip of pleated fabric)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom? Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰolh₁yom? Proto-Italic *foljom Latin folium Portuguese folho Inherited from Latin folium. Doublet of fólio.

verb/ˈfɔ.ʎu/Brazil/ˈfɔ.ʎu/Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of folhar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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