Polyglot Dictionary

filo

/ˈfilo/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
filos

Meaning

  1. edge

    • El cuchillo tiene buen filo.

      The knife has a good edge.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

borde

filo specifically means the cutting edge of a blade, a sharp edge; borde is the general word for "edge," like a border or brink.

reborde

reborde is a raised rim or flange, like the rim of a plate; filo is a cutting edge, like a blade.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

beira

beira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Portuguese

borda

borda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "edge."

Practice

1 What does filo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El cuchillo tiene buen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches filo?

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