English Explanatory Dictionary

senzala

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slave camp in colonial Brazil.

Word forms

senzala senzalas

Etymology

Etymology tree Kimbundu sanzalabor. Portuguese senzalabor. English senzala Borrowed from Portuguese senzala, borrowed from Kimbundu sanzala (“settlement”).

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