floco

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin floccus (“tuft of wool”).

Noun

floco m (plural flocos)

1. flake (a thin chiplike layer of anything)
2. tuft (bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base)

Synonyms

• (flake, esp. snow): folheca, folipa
• (tuft): tufo

Derived terms

• floco de neve
• flocos de milho
• flocoso