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

Concepts

village

town

🏙️

township

city

🏙️

settlement

small town

place

hamlet

venue

villa

villages

whereabouts

Main Street

outport

abode

outharbour

accommodation

burgh

country house

field

location

site

spot

Synonyms

aldeia

cidade

🏙️

povoado

arraial

aldeias

lugarejo

burgo

localidade

povoado

sítio

casa de campo

lugar

local

paragem

🛑

domicílio

Translations

pueblo

🏙️

Dorf

poble

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

stad

🏙️

commune

dorp

village

villaggio

plaats

χωριό

ville

🏙️

κωμόπολη

paese

Gemeinde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvi.lɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: villa

Cognate with Galician: vila

Cognate with French: ville

In summary

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