quilombo

See also: Quilombo

English

Etymology

From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (refuge, encampment).

Noun

quilombo (plural quilombos)

  1. (now historical) A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. [from 19th c.]
  2. 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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu kilombo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlõ.bu/

  • Rhymes: -õbu
  • Hyphenation: qui‧lom‧bo
  • (file)

Noun

quilombo m (plural quilombos)

  1. (Angola) quilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest)
  2. (Brazil) quilombo (remote settlement founded by fugitive slaves)
    Synonym: mocambo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese quilombo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlombo/ [kiˈlõm.bo]
  • (Peruvian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ombo
  • Syllabification: qui‧lom‧bo

Noun

quilombo m (plural quilombos)

  1. (Argentina, Lunfardo) brothel
  2. (Argentina, Lunfardo) big mess
  3. (Venezuela) boondocks

Further reading

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