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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fa•ve•la (fə vel′ə; Port. fä ve′lä),USA pronunciation n. - a shantytown in or near a city, esp. in Brazil;
slum area.
- Latin faba
- Brazilian Portuguese: alleged to be a name given to a hill in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro, where such towns were built ca. 1900; literally, a shrub of the family Euphorbiaceae, derivative of Portuguese fava bean
- 1945–50
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