favela

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fəˈvɛlə/ Rhymes: -ɛlə === Noun === favela (plural favelas) A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Lafave == French == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Noun === favela f (plural favelas) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) == Italian == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Noun === favela f (plural favele) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Noun === favela m (definite singular favelaen, indefinite plural favelae, definite plural favelane) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Noun === favela m (definite singular favelaen, indefinite plural favelaer or favelaar, definite plural favelaene or favelaane) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) == Portuguese == === 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. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛlɐ Hyphenation: fa‧ve‧la === Noun === favela f (plural favelas) a tree of species Cnidoscolus quercifolius, native to northeastern Brazil Synonym: faveleira (Brazil) slum (dilapidated neighborhood) Synonyms: (Angola) musseque, (Brazil) morro, (Mozambique) caniço, (Portugal) bairro de lata ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “favela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “favela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romansh == === Alternative forms === favella (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) faviala (Sursilvan) faveala (Sutsilvan) === Etymology === From Latin fabella, diminutive of fābula, or from a derivative of Vulgar Latin *fabellāre. === Noun === favela f (plural favelas) (Surmiran, poetic) language ==== Usage notes ==== Implies a strong emotional attachment. Used almost exclusively to refer to Romansch itself. ==== Synonyms ==== lungatg == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fǎʋela/ === Noun === fàvela f (Cyrillic spelling фа̀вела) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “favela”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faʋéːla/ === Noun === favẹ̑la f favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) Nekatere šole sambe delujejo tudi v favelah. ― Some samba schools also operate in favelas. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “favela” in Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika - portal BOS == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese favela. Doublet of fabela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈbela/ [faˈβ̞e.la] Rhymes: -ela Syllabification: fa‧ve‧la === Noun === favela f (plural favelas) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “favela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Brazilian Portuguese favela. === Noun === favela (definite accusative favelayı, plural favelalar) favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil) ==== Declension ====