"phyllo" meaning in English

See phyllo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfiːləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfaɪləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfiːloʊ / [US], /ˈfaɪloʊ/ [US] Audio: en-us-phyllo.ogg Forms: phyllos [plural]
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -iːləʊ, (RP) -aɪləʊ, (US) -iːloʊ, (US) -aɪloʊ Etymology: From Greek φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllon, distantly also with foil, folio, and folium. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleh₃-}}, {{bor|en|el|φύλλο||leaf}} Greek φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”), {{doublet|en|phyllon}} Doublet of phyllon, {{doublet|en|foil|folio|folium|notext=1}} foil, folio, and folium Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phyllo (countable and uncountable, plural phyllos)
  1. A type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: fillo, filo, fyllo Derived forms: phyllo pastry, filo pastry Related terms: -phyllous, phyllon Translations (type of dough): دَيُول (dayūl) [masculine] (Arabic), хилядилистно тесто (hiljadilistno testo) (Bulgarian), 千層皮 (Chinese Cantonese), 千层皮 (cin¹ cang⁴ pei⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 千層酥皮 (Chinese Cantonese), 千层酥皮 (cin¹ cang⁴ sou¹ pei⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 千層皮 (Chinese Mandarin), 千层皮 (qiāncéngpí) (Chinese Mandarin), 千層酥皮 (Chinese Mandarin), 千层酥皮 (qiāncéng sūpí) (Chinese Mandarin), listové těsto [neuter] (Czech), filo (Danish), filotaikina (Finnish), pâte phyllo [feminine] (French), pâte filo [feminine] (French), feuille de brick [feminine] (French), Filoteig [masculine] (German), φύλλο (fýllo) [neuter] (Greek), pasta fillo [feminine] (Italian), pasta brick [feminine] (Italian), フィロ ペストリー (firo pesutorī) (Japanese), ciasto filo [neuter] (Polish), massa phyllo [feminine] (Portuguese), massa filo [feminine] (Portuguese), masa filo [feminine] (Spanish), pasta filo [feminine] (Spanish)

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    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pâte filo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "feuille de brick"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Filoteig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fýllo",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φύλλο"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasta fillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasta brick"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "firo pesutorī",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "word": "フィロ ペストリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ciasto filo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "massa phyllo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "massa filo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "masa filo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of dough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pasta filo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phyllo"
}

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