fábula
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited fala.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -abulɐ
- Hyphenation: fá‧bu‧la
Noun edit
fábula f (plural fábulas)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited habla.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fábula f (plural fábulas)
- fable, myth, tale
- Synonym: cuento
- rumor
- Synonym: rumor
- (Costa Rica) animated cartoon
- Synonyms: dibujo animado, (Venezuela) comiquita
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “fábula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “fábula” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010.