favela

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil

Translations

 * Arabic: فَافِيلَا
 * French: favela
 * Georgian: ფაველა
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: פָֿאבֶ֫לָה
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ファヴェーラ
 * Norwegian Nynorsk: favela
 * Portuguese: favela
 * Romanian: favelă
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: favela
 * Ukrainian: фаве́ла

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * a

Etymology
The slum sense is named after the tree. The first favela was founded by veterans of the 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. An alternative etymology may be.

Noun

 * 1) a tree of species, native to northeastern Brazil
 * 2)  slum (dilapidated neighborhood)
 * 1)  slum (dilapidated neighborhood)

Etymology
From, diminutive of , or from a derivative of.

Noun

 * 1)  language

Usage notes
Implies a strong emotional attachment. Used almost exclusively to refer to Romansch itself.

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