favola

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fābula, possibly taken as a semi-learned term. Compare the doublets fiaba and fola.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.vo.la/
  • Rhymes: -avola
  • Hyphenation: fà‧vo‧la

Noun

favola f (plural favole)

  1. fairy tale, fairy story, fable
    Synonym: fiaba
  2. shaggy-dog story

Derived terms

Further reading
  • favola in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • favola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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