Favela

See also: favela

English

Proper noun

Favela (plural Favelas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Favela is the 4761^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7439 individuals. Favela is most common among Hispanic/Latino (96.55%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lafave

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese favela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈveːla/

• Audio (Germany):

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• Hyphenation: Fa‧ve‧la
• Rhymes: -eːla

Noun

Favela f (genitive Favela, plural Favelas)

1. favela (a slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil)

Declension

Declension of Favela [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Favela	die	Favelas
genitive	einer	der	Favela	der	Favelas
dative	einer	der	Favela	den	Favelas
accusative	eine	die	Favela	die	Favelas

Further reading

• “Favela” in Duden online
• “Favela” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Favela” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon