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phyllo

/ˈfiːloʊ /

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
phyl-lo
IPA
/ˈfiːloʊ /
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Greek φύλλο (fýllo, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllon, distantly also with foil, folio, and folium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰleh₃-, φύλλο

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfiːloʊ /
  • British English: /ˈfiːləʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phyllos (plural) fillo (alternative) filo (alternative) fyllo (alternative)

Phrases

phyllo pastry filo pastry -phyllous

Frequently Paired Words

-phyllous phyllon mille-feuille puff pastry

Questions

How do you pronounce phyllo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfiːloʊ /.
What does phyllo mean?
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.
Where does phyllo come from?
It is traced to Greek.

How to pronounce phyllo

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