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filé

/fɪˈleɪ/
/fiːˈleɪ/

Sounds like filet

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From French filé (“threaded”), after the way sassafras is processed.

noun

uncountable A spicy herb made from the dried and ground leaves of the North American sassafras tree (Sassafras albidum) and used in Louisiana Creole cooking.

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"filé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fil%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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filé. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fil%C3%A9

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"filé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fil%C3%A9.

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@misc{file_2026,
  title = {filé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fil%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}