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folia
1[ foh-lee-uh ]
folia
2[ fuh-lee-uh ]
noun
- a wild and noisy Portuguese carnival dance accompanied by tambourines, performed at a frantic pace by men dressed as women and often carrying masked boys on their shoulders.
folía
3[ Spanish faw-lee-ah ]
noun
, plural fo·lí·as [faw-, lee, -ahs].
- an early medieval Iberian dance accompanied by mime and songs, performed during celebrations of the solstice and New Year festivals.
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