Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• fuelha

Noun

folha f ‎(oblique plural folhas, nominative singular folha, nominative plural folhas)

1. 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”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfo.ʎɐ/
• Hyphenation: fo‧lha

Noun

folha f (plural folhas)

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

Related terms

• folhoso