fyllo

English

Noun

fyllo (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of phyllo.
   • 1992, The Cookbook Review, page 2:

     Spread half the spinach mixture over the fyllo.

   • 1997, Marie Gerotheou Gram, Greek Village in America, Manchester, Conn.: Grames Printing, page 125:

     That enormous table, used primarily during holidays or when Mother pulled the soft mound of fyllo dough to paper thinness, was our study hall nightly.

   • 1997, Esin Eden, Nicholas Stavroulakis, Salonika: A Family Cookbook, Talos Press, →ISBN, page 187:

     Pour the mixture over the fyllo and bake in a pre-heated medium oven until the surface is lightly browned.

   • 2015, Katy Mantzaridou, New Recipes for the Fasts: Main Meals and Desserts, published 2020, →ISBN:

     As soon as the cream thickens, pour it over the fyllo sheets.

Anagrams

• folyl, folly

Old English

Noun

fyllo f

1. Alternative form of fyllu

Swedish

Etymology

fylla (“drunkenness”) +‎ -o

Noun

fyllo n

1. (colloquial, derogatory) a drunk (drunkard)

   Hennes bror är ett fyllo

   Her brother is a drunk

Declension

Declension of fyllo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fyllo	fyllot	fyllon	fyllona
Genitive	fyllos	fyllots	fyllons	fyllonas

Synonyms

• piare (Månsing slang)

References

• fyllo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fyllo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)