quilombo
quilombo noun: a fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
Noun
quilombo (plural quilombos)
- A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
- A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants.
- The rugged, trackless and densely forested hills were almost impenetrable and the quilombos were spread widely.2003, Peter Robb, A Death in Brazil, Bloomsbury, published 2005, page 115
- Tiningu, whose pastel-coloured houses are home to 300 inhabitants, was originally a quilombo, a settlement founded by black fugitives from slavery.2024 January 24, “‘We cannot be cowards’: the Brazilian village fighting for the right to have water”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- palenque
Synonyms of quilombo
Forms of quilombo
| plural | quilombos |
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Origin of quilombo
From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).
Questions about quilombo
- What does quilombo mean?
- Quilombo means a fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
- What part of speech is quilombo?
- Quilombo is a noun.
- What is the plural of quilombo?
- The plural of quilombo is quilombos.
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