- a variation of phyllo.
filo
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of filo
C20: Modern Greek phullon leaf
Example Sentences
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A Persian baklava dressed with golden shards of filo pastry.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
The tanginess of the tomato and yogurt brings a nice contrast to the buttery flavors in the beef and filo dough.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
"There's a fine balance between perfection and crap, and I'm trying to find the middle place," Gaines says as she cuts out the filo dough layers to make a baklava.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2021
If Dorothea plans to make 6 pans of baklava, how many kilograms of filo pastry will she need?
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
La patro donis la libron al sia filo = The father gave the book to his son.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox
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