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filo

Pronunciation: /ˈfiːləʊ/

(also phyllo)
Definition of filo

noun

[mass noun]
  • a kind of dough that can be stretched into very thin sheets, used in layers to make both sweet and savoury pastries, especially in eastern Mediterranean cookery: [as modifier]:filo pastry

Origin:

1950s: from modern Greek phullo 'leaf'

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Filo can also be spelled phyllo (it comes from Greek phullo 'leaf').

filo in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of filo in the US English dictionary