folíolo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin foliolum.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈli.o.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈli.o.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈli.u.lu/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -iolu, (Portugal) -iulu
Hyphenation: fo‧lí‧o‧lo

Noun

folíolo m (plural folíolos)

(botany) leaflet (Small leaf)
(botany) leaflet (Each of the parts into which the limbus of a compound vegetable leaf is divided)
(botany) leaflet (Each of the small modified plant leaves (bracteoles) that make up a stem)

See also

caulículo
folha

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin foliolum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /foˈliolo/ [foˈli.o.lo]
Rhymes: -iolo
Syllabification: fo‧lí‧o‧lo

Noun

folíolo m (plural folíolos)

(botany) leaflet

Related terms

foliar

Further reading

“folíolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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