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.
Origin
Spanish fileteado, ultimately from Latin filum ("thread"), referring to fine painted lines.
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