folião

Portuguese

Etymology

From foliar (“to party, to make merry”) +‎ -ão. Compare Galician folión.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [fo.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /foˈljɐ̃w̃/ [foˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: fo‧li‧ão

Noun

folião m (plural foliões, feminine foliona or foliã, feminine plural folionas or foliãs)

  1. reveller (partygoer)
  2. merrymaker

Adjective

folião (feminine foliona, masculine plural foliões, feminine plural folionas, comparable, comparative mais folião, superlative o mais folião or folioníssimo)

  1. playful
  2. merry

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