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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin trifolium, a calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Doublet of the inherited trevo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.lju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.lju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.ljo/
Noun
trifólio m (plural trifólios)
- (botany) trefoil; clover
- Synonym: trevo
- (architecture) trefoil (symbol having the shape of such leaves)
Adjective
trifólio (feminine trifólia, masculine plural trifólios, feminine plural trifólias)
- trifoliate (having three leaves or leaflets)
- Synonym: trifoliado