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)

  1. leaf

Descendants

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)

  1. (botany) leaf
  2. sheet (of paper)

Derived terms
  • folha de cálculo
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