quilombo
See also: Quilombo
English
Etymology
From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).
Noun
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
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈlõ.bu/
- Rhymes: -õbu
- Hyphenation: qui‧lom‧bo
Audio (Brazil) (file)
Noun
quilombo m (plural quilombos)
Related terms
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)
Further reading
- “quilombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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