different between flaky vs phyllo

English

Alternative forms

• flakey

Etymology

flake +? -y (“having the quality of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fle?ki?/
• Rhymes: -e?ki

Adjective

flaky (comparative flakier, superlative flakiest)

1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
2. (informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
   • 2014, Joseph Itiel, A Consumer's Guide to Male Hustlers

     I have noticed that when hustlers upgrade themselves to models (as distinguished from models who have never hustled) they tend to continue being flaky about appointments. On my last trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, I was stood up twice.

3. (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely to malfunction.

   I cannot enjoy the online game because of my flaky Internet connection.

Derived terms

• flakily

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• filo, fillo

Etymology

From Greek ????? (fýllo, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllon.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?l??/, /?fa?l??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fi?lo? /, /?fa?lo?/

Noun

phyllo (countable and uncountable, plural phyllos)

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.

   Coordinate terms: mille-feuille, puff pastry

Derived terms

• phyllo pastry
• filo pastry

Related terms

• -phyllous, phyllon

Translations

Further reading

• filo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia