quilombola

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ki.lõˈbɔ.lɐ/

  • Audio (BR)(file)
  • 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)

Usage notes

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

Further reading

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)
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