folhelho

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(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)

husk

Further reading

“folhelho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“folhelho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“folhelho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026