fileteado

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noun

A type of artistic drawing and lettering, incorporating brightly coloured stylised lines, flowers and climbing plants, particularly associated with the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

OriginSpanish fileteado ← Latin filum →
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Meanings

noun
  1. A type of artistic drawing and lettering, incorporating brightly coloured stylised lines, flowers and climbing plants, particularly associated with the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Origin

  1. Latinfilum“thread”
  2. Spanishfileteado
  3. Englishfileteado

From Spanish fileteado, ultimately from Latin filum (“thread”), referring to fine painted lines.

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APA

fileteado. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fileteado

MLA

“fileteado.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fileteado. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fileteado,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fileteado.

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