FAVELA


Meaning of FAVELA in English

/ fæˈvelə; NAmE / noun

(from Portuguese ) a poor area in or near a Brazilian city, with many small houses that are close together and in bad condition

—compare shanty town

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WORD ORIGIN

Portuguese .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.