Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FAVEL

Fa "vel, a. Etym: [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F. fauve; of German oigin. See Fallow, a.]

 

Defn: Yellow; fal [Obs. ] Wright.

 

FAVEL

FAVEL Fa "vel, n.

 

Defn: A horse of a favel or dun color. To curry favel. See To curry favor, under Favor, n.

 

FAVEL

Fa "vel, n. Etym: [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim. of fabula. See Fable. ]

 

Defn: Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs. ] Skeat.

 

FAVELLA

Fa *vel "la, n. Etym: [NL. , prob. from L. favus a honeycomb. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

favela

fa ve la |fəˈvelə fəˈvɛlə | ▶noun a Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum. DERIVATIVES fa ve la do |ˌfävəˈlädō |noun ORIGIN Portuguese.

 

Oxford Dictionary

favela

favela |faˈvɛlə | ▶noun a Brazilian shack or shanty town; a slum. ORIGIN Portuguese.

 

Duden Dictionary

Favela

Fa ve la Substantiv, feminin , die |Fav e la |die Favela; Genitiv: der Favela, Plural: die Favelas portugiesisch favela Elendsquartier, Slum [in südamerikanischen, besonders in brasilianischen Großstädten ]

 

French Dictionary

favela

favela n. f. nom féminin Petite habitation rudimentaire au Brésil. : Des favelas miséreuses. Prononciation Le e se prononce è, [favɛla ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

favela

favela nombre femenino Vivienda humilde hecha con materiales de desecho o de mala calidad que carece de las condiciones mínimas de habitabilidad y que es característica de zonas suburbiales de Brasil .