filão

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈlɐ̃w̃/ [fiˈlɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈlɐ̃w̃/

Noun edit

filão m (plural filões)

(mineralogy) vein, lode, streak
(figuratively) an advantageous or beneficial situation
(Brazil, countryside of São Paulo) pão francês

Usage notes edit

The sense of pão francês is common in cities such as Ribeirão Preto, Piracicaba and Sorocaba.

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