favola

Meaning

1. (feminine) fairy tale, fairy story, fable
2. (feminine) shaggy-dog story

Concepts

fairy tale

fable

tale

story

legend

fairytale

account

fairy story

myth

parable

cock-and-bull story

apologue

talk

🗣️

talk of the town

tall tale

song and dance

history

allegory

Synonyms

fiaba

fola

storia

leggenda

racconto

fandonia

frottola

legenda

mito

sparata

allegoria

scantafàola

bugia

apologo

chiacchiera

epopea

Translations

Märchen

conte

fable

fábula

cuento

Fabel

conto de fadas

παραμύθι

fábula

lenda

sprookje

estória

conte de fées

fabula

Hyphenated as

fà‧vo‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfa.vo.la/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fābula. Compare the doublets fiaba and fola.