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Favela

//fəˈvɛlə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.

    "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."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese favela.

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