favela

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favela^¹

/fəˈvɛlə/

Rhymes with -ɛlə

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Unadapted borrowing from Brazilian Portuguese favela.

noun favelas

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.

Favela^²

proper noun Favelas

A surname.

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noun A slum in Brazil

Español	favela
한국어	파벨라 pabella
日本語	ファヴェーラ favēra
中文	法韋拉 /法韦拉 fǎwéilā
Português	favela
Français	favela
Deutsch	Favela
Italiano	favela
Ελληνικά	φαβέλα favéla
Română	favelă
Русский	фаве́ла favéla
العربية	فَافِيلَا fāfēlā, fāvēlā
עברית	פָֿאבֶ֫לָה favela

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@misc{favela_2026,
  title = {favela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/favela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}