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See also: Quilombo
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).
Noun
[edit]quilombo (plural quilombos)
- (now historical) A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. [from 19th c.]
- A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants. [from 19th c.]
- 2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 115:
- The rugged, trackless and densely forested hills were almost impenetrable and the quilombos were spread widely.
Synonyms
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Kimbundu kilombo.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]quilombo m (plural quilombos)
- (Angola) quilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest)
- (Brazil) quilombo (remote settlement founded by fugitive slaves)
- Synonym: mocambo
Related terms
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese quilombo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]quilombo m (plural quilombos)
Further reading
[edit]- “quilombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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