Feminine
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vila

Meaning

  1. (feminine) town
  2. (feminine) country house
  3. (Brazil, colloquial, feminine) a low-class residential area, like row houses, but in a self-managed community around a cul-de-sac

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvi.lɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese vila (“village”), from Latin villa (“country house”). Cognate with Galician vila, Spanish and Italian villa, and French ville.

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