folía

noun, plural fo·lí·as

[Spanish -lee-ahs] .

an early medieval Iberian dance accompanied by mime and songs, performed during celebrations of the solstice and New Year festivals.

Origin:
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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folia (ˈfəʊlɪə)

—n
	the plural of folium

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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folium

(fō'lē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Plural folia

A thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock.
A plane cubic curve having a single loop, a node, and two ends asymptotic to the same line. Also called folium of Descartes.

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