favola

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Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

favola f (plural favole)

  1. fairy tale, fairy story
  2. fable
  3. shaggy-dog story

Derived terms