Favela
/fəˈvɛlə/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"A bus carrying journalists was attacked in Rio as it passed near the "City of God" favela."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese favela.