filare

row

noun fee-LAH-reh Rare

Origin: From filare ('to spin, to go in a line') used as a noun.

Also means

line

Usage Note

Filare as a noun is masculine (i filari) and typically refers to a row of trees or vines (un filare di cipressi, a row of cypresses; un filare di viti, a row of vines), common in Italian agricultural and landscape descriptions. It can also mean a row of anything aligned. Note that filare is also a common verb meaning 'to spin' or colloquially 'to go fast/to go along.'

Examples

"I filari di viti si estendono fino all'orizzonte."

Natural Translation

The rows of vines stretch to the horizon.

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