"favela" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /faˈvɛ.lɐ/ [Brazil], /faˈvɛ.lɐ/ [Brazil], /faˈvɛ.la/ [Southern-Brazil], /fɐˈvɛ.lɐ/ [Portugal], /fɐˈvɛ.lɐ/ [Portugal], /fɐˈbɛ.lɐ/ [Northern, Portugal], [fɐˈβɛ.lɐ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: favelas [plural]
Etymology: The slum sense is named after the tree. The first favela was founded by veterans of the War of Canudos on Morro da Providência (Providence Hill). That hill was similar to a hill where a battle took place during the war, which had many favela trees. The name of the tree probably comes ultimately from a diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”). An alternative etymology may be favo + -ela. Etymology templates: {{der|pt|la|faba|t=bean}} Latin faba (“bean”), {{af|pt|favo|-ela}} favo + -ela Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} favela f (plural favelas)
  1. a tree of species Cnidoscolus quercifolius, native to northeastern Brazil Tags: feminine Synonyms: faveleira
    Sense id: en-favela-pt-noun-gdoznqdR Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (Brazil) slum (dilapidated neighborhood) Tags: Brazil, feminine Synonyms: musseque, morro, caniço, bairro de lata
    Sense id: en-favela-pt-noun-gUenfLeR Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese terms suffixed with -ela Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Portuguese terms suffixed with -ela: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: favelado, favelizar

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/fɐˈvɛ.lɐ/",
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      "ipa": "/fɐˈvɛ.lɐ/",
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      "ipa": "/fɐˈvɛ.lɐ/",
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