English
favelization
Favelization comes from Brazilian Portuguese favelização.
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernfavelização
- Englishearliest quotation 2000favelization
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernfavelização
- Englishearliest quotation 2000favelization
Earliest quotation: 2000, Conor G. Smyth, Stephen A. Royle: “The distinctive urbanization pattern—namely the increased process of favelization…”
Every English word from Brazilian Portuguese favelização
Today it means
noun In Brazil, the process of an area or neighborhood becoming a favela.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Brazilian Portuguese favelização / favelization