Etymology

quilombo

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Today it means: A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Kimbundu kilombo ← Portuguese quilombo
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  1. Kimbundukilombo
  2. Portuguesequilombo
  3. Kimbundukilombo
  4. English todayquilombo

From Portuguese quilombo, and its source Kimbundu kilombo (“refuge, encampment”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it.
  • from 19th c. A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.