quilombola

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.lõˈbɔ.lɐ/

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Hyphenation: qui‧lom‧bo‧la

Adjective

quilombola m or f (plural quilombolas)

1. of or relating to a quilombo

Noun

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

1. resident of a quilombo (settlement originally founded by runaway slaves in Brazil)
   • 2019 November 18, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon deforestation 'at highest level in a decade'”, in The Guardian‎^[1] (in English):

     The meeting – titled Amazon: Centre of the World – brought together hundreds of forest guardians and their supporters, including indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, riverine communities, quilombolas, environmental activists, academics, artists, Catholic bishops, nuns and European visitors from Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future.

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• quilombo

Further reading

• Lista de territórios quilombolas on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

quilombola m or f by sense (plural quilombolas)

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