filhó

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Portuguese

filhós

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese folloa, from Vulgar Latin *foliola, diminutive of Latin folium. Compare Galician filloa, Spanish hojuela.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: fi‧lhó

Noun

filhó f (plural filhós)

  1. (cooking) a traditional christmas treat prepared with eggs and flour, fried in olive oil; beignet, fritter
    Synonyms: fritos, sonho

Descendants

  • → Japanese: 飛竜頭 (hiryūzu, hiryōzu, hirōsu)

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