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

• favoletta

Further reading

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