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favelado

American

[fah-vuh-lah-doh, fuh-vel-ah-, fah-ve-lah-doo] / ˌfɑ vəˈlɑ doʊ, fə vɛlˈɑ-, ˌfɑ vɛˈlɑ dʊ /

noun

a person who lives in a favela.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

favelados

plural

Etymology

Origin of favelado

1960–65; < Brazilian Portuguese, equivalent to favel ( a ) favela + -ado ≪ Latin -ātus -ate ¹

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