Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quilombo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: quilom-bo
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.

noun

A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants.

Example Sentences

"The rugged, trackless and densely forested hills were almost impenetrable and the quilombos were spread widely."
"Tiningu, whose pastel-coloured houses are home to 300 inhabitants, was originally a quilombo, a settlement founded by black fugitives from slavery."

Etymology

From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: quilombo, kilombo

Inflected Forms

quilombos (plural)

Synonyms

palenque

Questions

What does quilombo mean?: A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
Where does quilombo come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

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