folião

Portuguese

Etymology

From folia (“party, revelry, mirth, merriment”) +‎ -ão. Compare Galician folión.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fo.liˈɐ̃w̃/ [fo.lɪˈɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /foˈljɐ̃w̃/ [foˈljɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈljɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: fo‧li‧ão

Noun

folião m (plural foliões, feminine foliona or foliã, feminine plural folionas or foliãs)

1. reveller (partygoer)
2. merrymaker

Adjective

folião (feminine foliona, masculine plural foliões, feminine plural folionas, comparable, comparative mais folião, superlative o mais folião or folioníssimo)

1. playful
2. merry