filloa

== Galician == === Alternative forms === filló, filloga, fillós === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese folloa (attested since the 13th century in Galician documents), from Vulgar Latin *foliola, diminutive of Latin folium (“leaf”). Cognate with Portuguese filhó and Spanish hojuela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fiˈʎɔɐ] === Noun === filloa f (plural filloas) (cooking) a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone. Similar to a crêpe 1398, Miguel Romaní (ed.). La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). 3 vols. Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 470: Synonym: freixó ==== Derived terms ==== filloeira (“frying pan for cooking filloas”) === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “folloas”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “filloa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “filloa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “filloa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === filloa on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Galician filloa === Noun === filloa f (plural filloas) (Galicia, Asturias) a traditional and popular Shrovetide treat prepared with eggs, flour, and either milk or broth, cooked over a frying pan greased with pork fat, or over a flat hot stone; similar to a crêpe === Further reading === “filloa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025