mil-folhas

Portuguese

mil-folhas

Etymology

From mil (“a thousand”) +‎ folhas (“leaves, sheets”), modeled on French mille-feuille.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmiwˈfo.ʎɐs/ [ˌmiʊ̯ˈfo.ʎɐs]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmiwˈfo.ʎɐs/ [ˌmiʊ̯ˈfo.ʎɐs]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌmiwˈfo.ʎɐʃ/ [ˌmiʊ̯ˈfo.ʎɐʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmiwˈfo.ʎas/ [ˌmiʊ̯ˈfo.ʎas]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmilˈfo.ʎɐʃ/ [ˌmiɫˈfo.ʎɐʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmilˈfo.ʎɐʃ/ [ˌmiɫˈfo.ʎɐʃ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.liˈfo.ʎɐʃ/

• Hyphenation: mil‧fo‧lhas

Noun

mil-folhas m (invariable)

1. mille-feuille (a type of pastry made of several layers of puff pastry)