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filo

filo is the alternative spelling of phyllo.

Meaning of phyllo

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.

Noun capitalized: Filo

Filo (plural Filos)

  1. (informal) A Filipino.

Forms of filo

pluralfilos
pluralFilos

Phrases with filo

Questions about filo

What does filo mean?
Filo means a Filipino.
What is filo the alternative spelling of?
Filo is the alternative spelling of phyllo.
What part of speech is filo?
Filo is a noun.
What is the plural of filo?
The plural of filo is filos.

Words near filo in the dictionary

  1. filmy
  2. filmy fern
  3. filmy ferns
  4. filmzine
  5. filmzines
  6. filo
  7. filo pastries
  8. filo pastry
  9. filobasidiaceous
  10. Filofax
  11. Filofaxes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: filo (page history and authors); Filo (page history and authors); phyllo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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