filón

See also: filon

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French filon, from Italian filone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈlon/ [fiˈlõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: fi‧lón

Noun

filón m (plural filones)

1. (mining) lode, vein
2. gold mine

Further reading

• “filón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28