filão

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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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