folha
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- fuelha
Etymology
From Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium.
Noun
folha f (oblique plural folhas, nominative singular folha, nominative plural folhas)
- leaf
Descendants
- Catalan: fulla
- Occitan: fuèlha
Portuguese
folha
Etymology
From Old Portuguese folla, from Late Latin folia, from the plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). See also fólio, borrowed from the Latin.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ʎɐ/
- Hyphenation: fo‧lha
Noun
folha f (plural folhas)
- (botany) leaf
- sheet (of paper)
Derived terms
- folha de cálculo
Related terms
- folhoso