"favela" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈvɛlə/ Audio: En-ca-favela.oga Forms: favelas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese favela. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|pt|favela}} Unadapted borrowing from Portuguese favela Head templates: {{en-noun}} favela (plural favelas)
  1. A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil Translations (A slum in Brazil): فَافِيلَا (fāfīlā) (Arabic), favela [feminine] (French), ფაველა (pavela) (Georgian), Favela (German), φαβέλα (favéla) (Greek), פָֿאבֶ֫לָה (favela) (Hebrew), favela (Italian), ファヴェーラ (favēra) (Japanese), favela [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), favela [feminine] (Portuguese), favelă [feminine] (Romanian), фаве́ла (favéla) (Russian), favela [feminine] (Spanish), фаве́ла (favéla) (Ukrainian)

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