favella
Americannoun
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favellae
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of favella
1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin fav ( us ) honeycomb + -ella -elle
Example Sentences
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest People drive through the dark in the favella of West Point in in Monrovia, Liberia where few homes have electricity.
From The Guardian ● May 19, 2015
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