verb
to turn into a slum
Related: favelización
Etymology tree Brazilian Portuguese favelabor. Spanish favela Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōlbor. Old Spanish -izar Spanish -izar Spanish favelizar From favela + -izar.