filo

British

/ ˈfiːləʊ /

noun

a type of Greek flaky pastry in very thin sheets

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Etymology

Origin of filo

C20: Modern Greek phullon leaf

Example Sentences

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But let's step away from the afternoon tea tray, and instead, imagine something more like Moroccan pastilla, the pigeon or rabbit filo pie studded with almonds, scented with cinnamon, and dusted with powdered sugar.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021

"A dish made from filo pastry, spinach and pine nuts was a bit dry - but we still ate it anyway," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2021

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

If Dorothea plans to make 6 pans of baklava, how many kilograms of filo pastry will she need?

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Inde pedem sospes multa cum laude reflexit Errabunda regens tenui vestigia filo, Ne labyrintheis e flexibus egredientem 115Tecti frustraretur inobservabilis error.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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