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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“Filo works wonderfully in air fryers; it really crisps up. You could make something like brie and cranberry filo parcels, which would also work as a starter.”

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

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

Then suddenly, in the middle of an interesting discussion, she screamed out to her husband in a voice senseless and brutal as the crack of a rifle: "Hey! artist! la lampo qui filo!"

From Artists' Wives by Ensor, Laura

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