filin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filin, itself from English feeling.

Noun

filin (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre that emerged in late 1940s in La Habana, influenced by the melodic and expressive style of vocal jazz.

Azerbaijani

Noun

filin

1. definite genitive singular of fil

Catalan

Verb

filin

1. inflection of filar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

French

Noun

filin m (plural filins)

1. (nautical) rope, cord

Further reading

• “filin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

From English feeling.

Noun

filin m (uncountable)

1. (music) filin

Further reading

• “filin”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10