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.

Words nearby folía

followship, folly, folsom, folsom man, folsom point, folía, fomalhaut, foment, fomentation, fomes, fomite

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 folía

folia

/ (ˈfəʊlɪə) /

noun

the plural of folium

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