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

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If you're on TikTok, you will have seen the bar, which combines the flavours of chocolate, pistachio and tahini with filo pastry, and is inspired by the Arab dessert Knafeh.

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025

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

Post kiam la reĝo mortis, lia filo edziĝis kun sia/lia kuzino = After the king died, his son married his cousin.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox

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