trifólio

See also: trifolio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin trifolium, a calque of Ancient Greek τρίφυλλον (tríphullon). Doublet of the inherited trevo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.u/ [tɾiˈfɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.lju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.u/ [tɾiˈfɔ.lɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.lju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.li.o/ [tɾiˈfɔ.lɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /tɾiˈfɔ.ljo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾiˈfɔ.lju/

• Hyphenation: tri‧fó‧li‧o

Noun

trifólio m (plural trifólios)

1. (botany) trefoil; clover

   Synonym: trevo

2. (architecture) trefoil (symbol having the shape of such leaves)

Adjective

trifólio (feminine trifólia, masculine plural trifólios, feminine plural trifólias)

1. trifoliate (having three leaves or leaflets)

   Synonym: trifoliado