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hoja

leaf

noun OH-hah Less Common
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: From Latin folia (leaves), plural of folium.

Also means

sheet of paper

Usage Note

Hoja covers both a plant leaf and a sheet of paper (hoja de papel), a knife blade (hoja de afeitar — razor blade), and a spreadsheet (hoja de cálculo). The initial h is silent. Hoja de vida is used in Colombia and other Latin American countries to mean a CV/résumé, where Spain says currículum. The plural hojas is regular.

Examples

"Las hojas del árbol caen en otoño."

Natural Translation

The leaves of the tree fall in autumn.

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