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Definition of favela noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

favela

noun

/fəˈvelə/

/fəˈvelə/

(from Portuguese)

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a poor area in or near a Brazilian city, with many small houses that are close together and in bad condition compare shanty townTopics Social issuesc2
Word OriginPortuguese.

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