FAVELA


Meaning of FAVELA in English

n.

Variant: also fa · vel · la

Pronunciation: f ə - ' ve-l ə

Function: noun

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

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