favella
Americannoun
plural
favellaeEtymology
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
Trasportato dalla Napolitana all' Italiana favella, ed adornato di bellissime Figure.
From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick
E come agli occhi miei si fe' pi� bella, Cos� con voce pi� dolce e soave, Ma non con questa moderna favella, Dissemi;—Parad.
From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by Church, R. W. (Richard William)
Ella si stava dentro alla sua cella, E grande meraviglia si faceva, Però che a nessun uomo ella favella, E molto timorosa rispondeva.
From Fra Angelico by Scott, Leader
Le genti della quale adorano gl' idoli, & in ciascun regno v' è linguaggio da sua posta, diverso dalla favella de gli altri regni.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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