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telenovela.

soap opera/telenovela

10 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌtɛ.le.noˈvɛ.lɐ/Brazil/ˌtɛ.lɛ.nuˈvɛ.lɐ/Portugal/ˌtɛ.lɛ.nuˈbɛ.lɐ/Northern, Portugal[ˌtɛ.lɛ.nuˈβɛ.lɐ]Northern, Portugal

  1. soap opera/telenovela

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese 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. Portuguese novela Portuguese telenovela From tele- + novela.

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