folia

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[ foh-lee-uh ]

noun
  1. plural of folium.

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folia2
[ fuh-lee-uh ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of folia

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see origin at folía

Other definitions for folía (3 of 3)

folía
[ Spanish faw-lee-ah ]

noun,plural fo·lí·as [Spanish faw-lee-ahs]. /Spanish fɔˈli ɑs/.
  1. an early medieval Iberian dance accompanied by mime and songs, performed during celebrations of the solstice and New Year festivals.

Origin of folía

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1780–85; <Spanish folía or Portuguese folia literally, madness, folly ≪ Old Provençal, equivalent to fol foolish, mad + -ia-y3; see fool1, folly

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folia

/ (ˈfəʊlɪə) /


noun
  1. the plural of folium

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