filão

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Portuguese

Noun

filão m (plural filões)

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

Usage notes

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

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