quilombo
See also: Quilombo
English edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).
Noun edit
quilombo (plural quilombos)
- (now historical) A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. [from 19th c.]
- A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants. [from 19th c.]
- 2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 115:
- The rugged, trackless and densely forested hills were almost impenetrable and the quilombos were spread widely.
Synonyms edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Kimbundu kilombo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quilombo m (plural quilombos)
- (Angola) quilombo (fortified residence or encampment in the forest)
- (Brazil) quilombo (remote settlement founded by fugitive slaves)
- Synonym: mocambo
Related terms edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Portuguese quilombo.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quilombo m (plural quilombos)
Further reading edit
- “quilombo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014