filé

See also: file and fíle

English

Etymology

From French filé (threaded), after the way sassafras is processed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪˈleɪ/, /fiːˈleɪ/
  • Homophone: filet

Noun

filé (uncountable)

  1. A spicy herb made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) and used in Louisiana Creole cooking.

Anagrams

Czech

Noun

filé n

  1. fillet (strip of deboned meat or fish)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

French

Etymology

From filer (to turn into (a) thread(s)), from Latin fīlāre, from fīlum (thread).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi.le/

Participle

filé (feminine filée, masculine plural filés, feminine plural filées)

  1. past participle of filer

Noun

filé m (plural filés)

  1. simple or twisted textile thread, as used for needlework
  2. fine, equivalent precious metal thread, used in luxury production
    Les filés d'or et d'argent ont maintes applications en orfèvrerie, couture etc.
    Gold and silver threads have plenty uses in jewelry, fashion etc.

Further reading

Anagrams

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French filer (to get away).

Verb

filé

  1. to get away

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Portuguese

Etymology

From French filet, ultimately from Latin fīlum (thread).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes:

Noun

filé m (plural filés)

  1. (Brazil) fillet (strip of deboned meat or fish)
    Synonym: (Portugal) filete

Spanish

Verb

filé

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of filar

Swedish

Noun

filé c

  1. a fillet (boneless strip or compact piece of meat or fish), tenderloin (when of beef or pork)

Declension

Declension of filé 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative filé filén filéer filéerna
Genitive filés filéns filéers filéernas

Derived terms

References

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