musseque

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Kimbundu múseke or mu seke.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈsɛ.ki/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈsɛ.ke/

  • Hyphenation: mus‧se‧que

Noun

musseque m (plural musseques)

  1. (Angola) slum (dilapidated neighborhood)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) favela, (Portugal) bairro de lata

References

  1. ^ “musseque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “musseque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Noun

musseque m (plural musseques)

  1. slum (in Angola)
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