cortiço

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See also: cortico and cortico-

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From cortiça (cork (substance)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cortiço m (plural cortiços)

  1. beehive (nest of bees)
    Synonym: (more common) colmeia
  2. tenement (a run-down, low-rent building with multiple tenants)
  3. (loosely) shanty town (cluster of impoverished houses)
    Synonym: favela