FAVELA


Meaning of FAVELA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also fa·vel·la fə-ˈve-lə

Etymology: Brazilian Portuguese favela, perhaps from Favela, hill outside Rio de Janeiro

Date: 1946

: a settlement of jerry-built shacks lying on the outskirts of a Brazilian city

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.