quilombon.

Brit.

/kᵻˈlɒmbəʊ/, U.S.

/kəˈlɑmboʊ/

Forms: 1800s– quilombo, 1900s– kilombo (in sense 1).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Portuguese. Partly a borrowing from Kimbundu. Etymons: Portuguese quilombo; Kimbundu kilombo.

Etymology: < Portuguese quilombo fortified residence or encampment, (in Brazil also) remote hiding place of fugitive slaves, fortified settlement founded by fugitive slaves, especially those of African origin (16th cent.) and its etymon Kimbundu kilombo refuge for travellers, soldiers' encampment.

1. In Angola: a fortified residence or encampment; (also) the political or military institution associated with this. Now historical.

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1861 F. T. Valdez Six Years Traveller's Life in W. Afr. II. 162 The Jagas are more or less of nomadic habits;..their ancestors have always lived a predatory life, removing their Quilombos, or encampments, as the circumstances..demanded.

1864 J. Greenwood Curiosities of Savage Life (1865) II. vii. 36 Here he may be said to form his new ministry—deposing some officers and appointing others... Having formed his Quilombo, he takes his bow and discharges an arrow.

1960 tr. A. Cadornega in Jrnl. Afr. Hist 1 276 Their women were forbidden on pain of death to give birth within the quilombo.

1972 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 13 566 The kilombo possessed a highly centralized political structure, in which a single ruler wielded almost exclusive power.

2005 G. Taylor Capoeira I. iii. 115 The kilombo was a sacred place dedicated to extremely tough military training and weapons.

2. In Brazil: a remote settlement originally founded as a refuge by fugitive slaves or their descendants.The remaining quilombo communities were granted special land rights under the Brazilian constitution of 1988.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > in countries other than Britain

Dusun1783

quilombo1869

mura1876

compound1893

agroville1960

1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. xiv. 145 The Quilombo may be a corruption of the Bunda word.., Curiémbu (Ku Riémbu)... In the Brazil it is applied to the bush settlements of fugitive slaves and other malefactors.

1933 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 13 186 The fugitive slaves might find asylum in two great places of refuge or quilombos, the most important of which was located near Santos.

1973 R. Price Maroon Societies xii. 191 If Palmares was the most famous and certainly the largest of all the quilombos, it was far from being the only one.

1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. a3 Mining projects and a newly created national forest have encroached on quilombo land.

2005 China Daily (Nexis) 25 May Older residents of quilombos have the right to receive 260 reals a month (US $104) in retirement benefits.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quilombo
释义	quilombon. Brit. /kᵻˈlɒmbəʊ/, U.S. /kəˈlɑmboʊ/ Forms: 1800s– quilombo, 1900s– kilombo (in sense 1). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Portuguese. Partly a borrowing from Kimbundu. Etymons: Portuguese quilombo; Kimbundu kilombo. Etymology: < Portuguese quilombo fortified residence or encampment, (in Brazil also) remote hiding place of fugitive slaves, fortified settlement founded by fugitive slaves, especially those of African origin (16th cent.) and its etymon Kimbundu kilombo refuge for travellers, soldiers' encampment. 1. In Angola: a fortified residence or encampment; (also) the political or military institution associated with this. Now historical. ΚΠ 1861 F. T. Valdez Six Years Traveller's Life in W. Afr. II. 162 The Jagas are more or less of nomadic habits;..their ancestors have always lived a predatory life, removing their Quilombos, or encampments, as the circumstances..demanded. 1864 J. Greenwood Curiosities of Savage Life (1865) II. vii. 36 Here he may be said to form his new ministry—deposing some officers and appointing others... Having formed his Quilombo, he takes his bow and discharges an arrow. 1960 tr. A. Cadornega in Jrnl. Afr. Hist 1 276 Their women were forbidden on pain of death to give birth within the quilombo. 1972 Jrnl. Afr. Hist. 13 566 The kilombo possessed a highly centralized political structure, in which a single ruler wielded almost exclusive power. 2005 G. Taylor Capoeira I. iii. 115 The kilombo was a sacred place dedicated to extremely tough military training and weapons. 2. In Brazil: a remote settlement originally founded as a refuge by fugitive slaves or their descendants.The remaining quilombo communities were granted special land rights under the Brazilian constitution of 1988. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > in countries other than Britain Dusun1783 quilombo1869 mura1876 compound1893 agroville1960 1869 R. F. Burton Explor. Highlands Brazil I. xiv. 145 The Quilombo may be a corruption of the Bunda word.., Curiémbu (Ku Riémbu)... In the Brazil it is applied to the bush settlements of fugitive slaves and other malefactors. 1933 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 13 186 The fugitive slaves might find asylum in two great places of refuge or quilombos, the most important of which was located near Santos. 1973 R. Price Maroon Societies xii. 191 If Palmares was the most famous and certainly the largest of all the quilombos, it was far from being the only one. 1992 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. a3 Mining projects and a newly created national forest have encroached on quilombo land. 2005 China Daily (Nexis) 25 May Older residents of quilombos have the right to receive 260 reals a month (US $104) in retirement benefits. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1861
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