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Word: Favela
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Portuguese
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fəˈvɛlə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum
Short Definition:Brazilian shack or shanty town
Examples:- rapidly growing populations in the favelas of the great urban centres
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