phyllo pastry
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phyllo — noun /ˈfaɪləʊ,ˈfiːləʊ,ˈfiːloʊ ,ˈfaɪloʊ/ 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 See Also: filo pastry,… … Wiktionary
Phyllo — Phyllo, filo, or fillo (Greek φύλλο sheet ) dough or pastry is paper thin sheets of raw, unleavened flour dough used for making pastries in Greek and Middle Eastern Cookery [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phyllo phyllo Definitions from… … Wikipedia
pastry — [n] baked product made with flour bread, cake, croissant, dainty, Danish, delicacy, doughnut, éclair, panettone, patisserie, phyllo, pie, strudel, sweet roll, tart, turnover; concepts 457,461 … New thesaurus
Pastry — This article describes Pastry in food. For the Distributed Hash Table system, see Pastry (DHT). Pastry is the name given to various kinds of baked goods made from ingredients such as flour, butter, shortening, baking powder or eggs. It may also… … Wikipedia
pastry — /pay stree/, n., pl. pastries. 1. a sweet baked food made of dough, esp. the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like. 2. any item of food of which such dough forms an essential part, as a pie, tart, or napoleon. [1530 40; PASTE + RY] * *… … Universalium
phyllo — /fee loh/, n. Greek and Middle Eastern Cookery. flaky, tissue thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers. Also, filo. [1945 50; < ModGk phýllo(n) lit., leaf; see PHYLLO ] * * * … Universalium
phyllo — phyl•lo [[t]ˈfi loʊ[/t]] n. coo flaky, tissue thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers • Etymology: 1945–50; < ModGk phýllo(n) lit., leaf; see phyllo … From formal English to slang
phyllo — noun tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes • Hypernyms: ↑puff paste, ↑pate feuillete * * * phyllo n. var. *filo n … Useful english dictionary
phyllo — also filo or fillo noun Etymology: Modern Greek, sheet of pastry dough, literally, leaf, from Greek phyllon Date: 1950 extremely thin dough that is layered to produce a flaky pastry … New Collegiate Dictionary
pastry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cake, crust, shell; pie, tart, strudel. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. baked goods, dainty, delicacy, patisserie, bread; see also cake 2 , doughnut . Types of pastries include: French, Danish; tart … English dictionary for students
