musseque

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈsɛ.kɨ/

Noun

musseque m (plural musseques)

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

References

“musseque” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“musseque” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Noun

musseque m (plural musseques)

slum (in Angola)

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