folhelho

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *folliclus, doublet of folículo. Compare Spanish hollejo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈʎe.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈʎe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈʎe.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʎɐ(j).ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʎɐ(j).ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʎe.ʎu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʎe.ʎu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈʎe.ʎu/

Noun

folhelho m (plural folhelhos)

1. husk

Further reading

• “folhelho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “folhelho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024