English Explanatory Dictionary

quilombo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
  2. A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants.

Word forms

quilombo quilombos

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu kilombobor. Portuguese quilombobor. Kimbundu kilombobor. English quilombo From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).

Synonyms

palenque
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