folhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From folha + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈʎa(ʁ)/ [foˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foˈʎa(ʁ)/ [foˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foˈʎa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈʎa.ɾi/

Verb

folhar (first-person singular present folho, first-person singular preterite folhei, past participle folhado)

  1. (transitive) to cause to produce leaves
  2. (transitive) to cover with leaves
  3. (transitive) to decorate with foliage
    Synonym: enfeitar
  4. (transitive) to form into a leaf
  5. (transitive, cooking) to cause to flake
  6. (transitive) to coat with thin sheets, to veneer
  7. (intransitive) to be covered in leaves
  8. (intransitive) to bloom with leaves
  9. (intransitive, colloquial, Minas Gerais) to scram, to vamoose

Conjugation

References

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