folía

[Sp. faw-lee-ah]

noun, plural fo·lí·as

[Sp. -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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