(Vegetarian) Tissue-thin layers of pastry used in Greek and Middle Eastern dishes such as baklava. Phyllo means 'leaves' in Greek, also called filo. Found on http://v_w_o.tripod.com/GLOSSARY.html
(from the article `baklava`) rich Turkish, Greek, and Middle Eastern pastry of phyllo (filo) dough and nuts. Phyllo is a simple flour-and-water dough that is stretched to paper ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/62