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folhinha

Portuguese, noun/foˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/

folhinha is spelled F-O-L-H-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 64,064th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Folhinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “leaflet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of folha. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena folha impressa ou livrinho, que contém o calendário”.

What does folhinha mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininediminutive of folha

  2. 2

    feminineleaflet

  3. 3

    femininepage / sheet of a calendar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. pequena folha impressa ou livrinho, que contém o calendário 2. calendário 3. diretório da reza obrigatória dos padres

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of folhinha

  • folhinhas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce folhinha?

  • Brazil /foˈʎĩ.ɲɐ/
  • Brazil [foˈʎĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • Portugal /fuˈʎi.ɲɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is folhinha in Portuguese?

folhinha appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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