baraccopoli

Italian

Etymology

From baracca +‎ -poli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.rakˈkɔ.po.li/
Rhymes: -ɔpoli
Hyphenation: ba‧rac‧cò‧po‧li

Noun

baraccopoli f

shantytown, slum
Synonyms: baraccamento, bidonville

Further reading

baraccopoli in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
baraccopoli on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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