quilombola

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Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: qui‧lom‧bo‧la
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Adjective[edit]

quilombola m or f (plural quilombolas)

  1. of or relating to a quilombo

Noun[edit]

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

  1. resident of a quilombo (settlement originally founded by runaway slaves in Brazil)

Usage notes[edit]

This includes runaway slaves who historically lived in quilombos, as well as their descendants who still live in quilombos in modern times.

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Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kilomˈbola/ [ki.lõmˈbo.la]
  • Rhymes: -ola
  • Syllabification: qui‧lom‧bo‧la

Noun[edit]

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

  1. resident of a quilombo settlement
  2. maroon (runaway slave)