hoja

Noun

hoja

1. cover

Etymology

From Old Spanish foja, from Late Latin folia, from the nominative plural of Latin folium, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yom (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). See also folio, borrowed from the Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoxa/

Noun

hoja f (plural hojas)

1. leaf
2. (of an aquatic plant) pad
3. (blank) sheet (of paper)
4. foil
5. blade of knife or sword
6. glass pane
7. side of bacon

Further reading

• “hoja” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Etymology

From Arabic حُجَّة‎ (ḥujja).

Noun

hoja (n class, plural hoja)

1. dispute, argument
2. business, affair