villa miseria

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌbiʝa miˈseɾja/ [ˌbi.ʝa miˈse.ɾja] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbiʎa miˈseɾja/ [ˌbi.ʎa miˈse.ɾja] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbiʃa miˈseɾja/ [ˌbi.ʃa miˈse.ɾja] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌbiʒa miˈseɾja/ [ˌbi.ʒa miˈse.ɾja] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: vi‧lla mi‧se‧ria

Noun

villa miseria f (plural villas miseria)

  1. (Argentina) shantytown

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