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folia

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[ foh-lee-uh ]
/ ˈfoʊ li ə /
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noun
plural of folium.
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Other definitions for folia (2 of 3)

folia2
[ fuh-lee-uh ]
/ fəˈli ə /

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.

Origin of folia

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see origin at folía

Other definitions for folia (3 of 3)

folía
[ Spanish faw-lee-ah ]
/ Spanish fɔˈli ɑ /

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

Origin of folía

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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British Dictionary definitions for folia

folia
/ (ˈfəʊlɪə) /

noun
the plural of folium
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