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phyllo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfiːləʊ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪləʊ/
  • US: /ˈfiːloʊ /
  • US: /ˈfaɪloʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -iːləʊ
  • rhymes with (RP) -aɪləʊ
  • rhymes with (US) -iːloʊ
  • rhymes with (US) -aɪloʊ

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: puff paste, pate feuillete

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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