Meia means sock or half, right?
Well, not always.
Meia can actually be the number 6 in Brazilian Portuguese. When giving someone your phone number, most people prefer to say meia instead of seis because the pronunciation of the two words can be confused, or just because they got used to saying it.
The word meia is short for meia duzia . Duzia is dozen (12) and 6 is half a dozen, then meia duzia turned into simply meia.
So, with phone numbers, addresses, or when "spelling" numbers you can use meia instead of seis.
i.e.
O endereço é Rua Álvaro, 356 (três-cinco-meia)
Meu telefone é 265-16-26 (dois-meia-cinco, um-meia, dois-meia)
Até!
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