fileteado

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of artistic drawing and lettering, incorporating brightly coloured stylised lines, flowers and climbing plants, particularly associated with the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Word forms

fileteado

Etymology

From Spanish fileteado, ultimately from Latin filum (“thread”), referring to fine painted lines.

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