foliáceo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin foliāceus, from folium (“leaf”) (Portuguese folha).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.liˈa.se.u/ [fo.lɪˈa.se.u], (faster pronunciation) /foˈlja.se.u/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fo.liˈa.se.o/ [fo.lɪˈa.se.o], (faster pronunciation) /foˈlja.se.o/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuˈlja.sju/
- Rhymes: -aseu, -asju
- Hyphenation: fo‧li‧á‧ce‧o
Adjective
foliáceo (feminine foliácea, masculine plural foliáceos, feminine plural foliáceas)
- leafy (shaped like a leaf or leaves)
Further reading
- “foliáceo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “foliáceo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin foliāceus, from folium (“leaf”) (Spanish hoja).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈljaθeo/ [foˈlja.θe.o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /foˈljaseo/ [foˈlja.se.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aθeo (Spain)
- Rhymes: -aseo (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: fo‧liá‧ce‧o
Adjective
foliáceo (feminine foliácea, masculine plural foliáceos, feminine plural foliáceas)
- leafy (shaped like a leaf or leaves)
Further reading
- “foliáceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024