filón

/fiˈlon/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
filones

Meaning

  1. seam

    • Encontraron un filón de oro.

      They found a seam of gold.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Naht

Naht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "seam."

Practice

1 What does filón mean?

2 Fill the gap: Encontraron un ___ de oro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches filón?

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