shantytown in Portuguese
shantytown in Portuguese is bairro de lata, favela, musseque — shantytown means a district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
shantytown in Portuguese
bairro de lata
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
favela
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
musseque
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
What does "shantytown" mean?
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noun A district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
"The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old."
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- The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old.
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What is "shantytown" in Portuguese?
"shantytown" in Portuguese is bairro de lata, favela, musseque. shantytown means: A district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
Are there other ways to say "shantytown" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "shantytown": bairro de lata, favela, musseque.
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