# fileteado

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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