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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin foliolum.
Pronunciation
- 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)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin foliolum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈliolo/
- Rhymes: -iolo
- Syllabification: fo‧lí‧o‧lo
Noun
folíolo m (plural folíolos)
- (botany) leaflet
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