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filo

Pronunciation: /ˈfi.lo/

“filo” is an Italian word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. thread (for sewing, etc.)
  2. yarn
  3. line
  4. string (cord)
  5. cable, wire, flex
  6. blade (of grass, etc.)
  7. grain (of wood)
  8. threads, strands
  9. trickle (of water)
  10. breath (of air)
  11. wisp (of smoke)
  12. edge (of blade)
  13. ray (of light)
  14. glimmer (of hope)
  15. phylum (a rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class)

In Italian

  1. lavorato di fibre tessili adatto alla tessitura
  2. qualunque corpo di qualunque materiale che abbia caratteristica d'essere lungo, sottile e all'incirca cilindrico
  3. zona sottile e affilata di una lama, il taglio
  4. colpire con la lama di taglio
  5. fila
  6. sinonimo di phylum
  7. nella scherma, colpo portato sul ferro avversario per spezzarne l'offesa
  8. corteggiare qualcuno
  9. doppino telefonico

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fīlum.

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