phyllo

[fee-loh]

phyl·lo

[fee-loh]
noun Greek and Middle Eastern Cookery.
flaky, tissue-thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers.
Also, filo.


Origin:
1945–50; < Modern Greek phýllo(n) literally, leaf; see phyllo-

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phyllo-

a combining form meaning “leaf,” used in the formation of compound words: phyllopod.


Origin:
< Greek, combining form of phýllon
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phyllo (ˈfɪləʊ)
 
n
a variant of filo
 
[C20: from Greek: leaf]

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