Bão demais da conta

Portuguese

Meaning

Really good, excellent

Example

Esse pão de queijo tá bão demais da conta!

This cheese bread is really good!

Origin

Goiano-Mineiro dialect form. Bão is the regional pronunciation of bom, and demais da conta is a fixed intensifier — literally 'beyond what's accounted for' = 'beyond measure.

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