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favela
[ fuh-vel-uh; Portuguese fah-ve-lah ]
/ fəˈvɛl ə; Portuguese fɑˈvɛ lɑ /
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noun
a shantytown in or near a city, especially in Brazil; slum area.
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Origin of favela
1945–50; <Brazilian Portuguese: alleged to be a name given to a hill in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, where such towns were built circa 1900; literally, a shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae, derivative of Portuguese fava bean <Latin faba
Words nearby favela
fauxbourdon, faux-naïf, faux pas, fava bean, fave, favela, favelado, favella, favellidium, faveolate, faveolus
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British Dictionary definitions for favela
favela
/ (fɑːˈveɪlə) /
noun
(in Brazil) a shanty or shantytown
Word Origin for favela
C20: from Portuguese
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