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favola

fairy tale

noun FAH-voh-lah Rare

Origin: From Latin fabula ('story, tale').

Also means

fable

Usage Note

Favola covers both the Aesopian fable (with a moral) and the broader fairy tale genre; fiaba is a closer synonym for fantasy fairy tale. Colloquially, che favola! means 'how wonderful!' — an idiomatic compliment. The plural is favole.

Examples

"La nonna racconta sempre una favola ai bambini."

Natural Translation

Grandma always tells the children a fairy tale.

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