/ Dictionary / Index F favela: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fa•ve•la Pronunciation: (fu-vel'u Port. fä-ve'lä), [key] — n. a shantytown in or near a city, esp. in Brazil; slum area. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. fave favelado Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language