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Favel vs Favela - What's the difference?

favel | favela |

As nouns the difference between favel and favela

is that favel is (obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit or favel can be a horse of a favel or dun colour while favela is a slum or shantytown, especially in brazil.

As an adjective favel

is yellow or dun in colour.

favel

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) favele, from (etyl) fabella short fable, diminutive of (fabula). See (fable).

Noun

  • (obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit
  • (Skeat)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) fauvel, favel, diminutive of (etyl) fauve; of German oigin. See fallow (adjective).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • yellow or dun in colour
  • (Wright)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A horse of a favel or dun colour.
  • (Webster 1913)

    favela

    English

    (wikipedia favela)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil
  • * (rfdate) The Week , Issue 601, page 8
  • Nine people have been shot dead in Rio de Janeiro during a power struggle for control of one of the city's notorious favelas , or slums. - Nine killed in shootout.
  • * (rfdate) Street Art , Foreword, page 8.
  • The favela is now the model for most of the world's cities, as vast numbers of people continue to migrate to them in order to survive.
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