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filo.

edge, cutting edge (of the blade of an instrument)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfilo/[ˈfi.lo]

  1. edge, cutting edge (of the blade of an instrument)

    masculine

  2. edge (sharp terminating border)

    masculine

  3. hunger

    Colombia · El-Salvador · colloquial · dated · masculine

  4. fold

    Cuba · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish filo, inherited from Latin fīlum. Doublet of hilo. Both were inherited, and it is not entirely clear why the two diverged in pronunciation, with filo coming to mean 'edge' and hilo maintaining the Latin sense of 'string, thread'. Perhaps the /f~h/ variation was exploited to create two words with more specialized senses. Cognate with English file.

intj/ˈfilo/[ˈfi.lo]

  1. whatever, I don't care

    Chile · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish filo, inherited from Latin fīlum. Doublet of hilo. Both were inherited, and it is not entirely clear why the two diverged in pronunciation, with filo coming to mean 'edge' and hilo maintaining the Latin sense of 'string, thread'. Perhaps the /f~h/ variation was exploited to create two words with more specialized senses. Cognate with English file.

noun/ˈfilo/[ˈfi.lo]

  1. phylum

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from New Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον (phûlon, “race”).

verb/ˈfilo/[ˈfi.lo]

  1. first-person singular present indicative of filar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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