phyllo

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UK/ˈfiːləʊ/UK/ˈfaɪləʊ/US/ˈfiːloʊ /US/ˈfaɪloʊ/

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.

OriginGreek φύλλο →
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Meanings

nounphyllo (countable and uncountable, plural phyllos)

plural phyllos · alternative fillo · alternative filo · alternative fyllo

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phyllo pastry

Origin

  1. Greekφύλλο“leaf”
  2. Englishphyllo

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

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Translations

Arabic دَيُول
  • دَيُول (dayūl)type of dough
Bulgarian хилядилистно тесто
  • хилядилистно тесто (hiljadilistno testo)type of dough
Chinese Cantonese 千層皮 /千层皮, 千層酥皮 /千层酥皮
  • 千層皮 /千层皮 (cin¹ cang⁴ pei⁴)type of dough
  • 千層酥皮 /千层酥皮 (cin¹ cang⁴ sou¹ pei⁴)type of dough
Chinese Mandarin 千層皮 /千层皮, 千層酥皮 /千层酥皮
  • 千層皮 /千层皮 (qiāncéngpí)type of dough
  • 千層酥皮 /千层酥皮 (qiāncéng sūpí)type of dough
Czech listové těsto
  • listové těstotype of dough
Danish filo
  • filotype of dough
Finnish filotaikina
  • filotaikinatype of dough
French pâte phyllo, pâte filo
  • pâte phyllotype of dough
  • pâte filotype of dough
  • feuille de bricktype of dough
German Filoteig
  • Filoteigtype of dough
Greek φύλλο
  • φύλλο (fýllo)type of dough
Italian pasta fillo, pasta brick
  • pasta fillotype of dough
  • pasta bricktype of dough
Japanese フィロ ペストリー
  • フィロ ペストリー (firo pesutorī)type of dough
Polish ciasto filo
  • ciasto filotype of dough
Portuguese massa phyllo, massa filo
  • massa phyllotype of dough
  • massa filotype of dough
Spanish masa filo, pasta filo
  • masa filotype of dough
  • pasta filotype of dough
Turkish yufka
  • yufkatype of dough
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APA

phyllo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllo

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“phyllo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phyllo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phyllo.

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