How to pronounce foliage
American English pronunciation
FOH-lee-ij
- IPA
- /ˈfoʊli.ɪdʒ/
- Syllables
- FOH · lee · ij (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What foliage means
The leaves of a plant or tree, all together
In a sentence: In the fall, the foliage on the maple tree turns bright red and orange.
Where it comes from: From a French word built on the word for "leaf." Its spelling later changed to look more like "folium," the Latin word for leaf.
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