Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mus‧se‧que

Noun

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musseque m (plural musseques)

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

References

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  1. ^ musseque”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ musseque”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Spanish

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Noun

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musseque m (plural musseques)

  1. slum (in Angola)