bidonville

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French bidonville === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi.dɔnˌvil/, /ˈbi.dɔnˌvi.əl/ === Noun === bidonville (plural bidonvilles) A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions. == French == === Etymology === From bidon (“can, (slang) sham”) +‎ ville (“town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.dɔ̃.vil/ Homophone: bidonvilles Hyphenation: bi‧don‧ville === Noun === bidonville m (plural bidonvilles) shantytown, slum [from 1953] ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: bidonville → English: bidonville → Italian: bidonville → Romanian: bidonville, bidonvil === Further reading === “bidonville”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bidonville (“shantytown”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.donˈvil/ Rhymes: -il Hyphenation: bi‧don‧vìlle === Noun === bidonville f (invariable) shantytown, slum Synonym: baraccopoli == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French bidonville. === Noun === bidonville n (plural bidonville-uri) shantytown, slum ==== Declension ====