the.com/phyllo dough

means A pastry dough stretched or rolled into tissue-thin sheets that are layered (usually with butter or oil between them) to bake up flaky and crisp, used in dishes like baklava and spanakopita.

from From Greek 'phyllo' (φύλλο), simply meaning 'leaf' — the dough is named for the thinness of its sheets, each one meant to be translucent, like a leaf held up to light. The word traveled into English through Greek baking traditions, where stacking dozens of these 'leaves' with butter between them is the whole technique. It's a cousin of other Greek 'phyllo-' words tied to leaves and foliage, not a borrowing from any other cuisine's language, despite phyllo pastry showing up across the wider Mediterranean and Middle Eastern table under different names.