favela

See also: Favela and favëla

English

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favela

Wikipedia

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese favela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈvɛlə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Noun

favela (plural favelas)

2. A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.
   • 2008, Cedar Lewisohn, Street Art, Foreword, page 8:

     The favela is now the model for most of the world's cities, as vast numbers of people continue to migrate to them in order to survive.

   • 2012, Tim Edensor, Mark Jayne, Urban Theory Beyond the West: A World of Cities:

     security forces in November of 2010 stormed one of the city's most notorious favelas, the complex of the Morro do Alemão in the northern zone of the city

Translations

A slum in Brazil

Arabic: فَافِيلَا (fāfīlā) French: favela (fr) f Georgian: ფაველა (ka) (pavela) German: Favela (de) Greek: φαβέλα (el) (favéla) Hebrew: פָֿאבֶ֫לָה (favela) Italian: favela (it) Japanese: ファヴェーラ (favēra) Korean: 파벨라 (pabella) Norwegian Nynorsk: favela m Portuguese: favela (pt) f Romanian: favelă f Russian: фаве́ла (ru) (favéla) Spanish: favela (es) f Ukrainian: фаве́ла (favéla)

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French

Noun

favela f (plural favelas)

1. favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Portuguese favela.

Noun

favela m (definite singular favelaen, indefinite plural favelaer or favelaar, definite plural favelaene or favelaane)

1. favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)