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telenovela.

A television soap opera presented as a miniseries.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌtɛlənə(ʊ)ˈvɛlə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌtɛlənəˈvɛlə/General-American/ˌtɛlənoʊˈvɛlə/General-American
  1. A television soap opera presented as a miniseries.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)der. Spanish tele- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. Spanish novela Spanish telenovelabor. English telenovela Borrowed from Spanish telenovela.

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