a tree of species Cnidoscolus quercifolius, native to northeastern Brazil · slum (dilapidated neighborhood)
çekim: çoğul favelas
eş: faveleira, faveleiro, mandioca-brava
köken: The slum sense is named after the tree. The first favela was founded by veterans of the War of Canudos on Morro da Providência (Providence Hill). That hill was similar to a hill where a battle took place during the war, which had many favela trees. The name of the tree probably comes ultimately from a diminutive of Latin faba (“bean”). An alternative etymology may be favo + -ela.