fábula

See also: fabula, fabuła, fabulă, fabulá, fabúla, and fabułą

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited fala.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bu.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bu.lɐ/ [ˈfa.βu.lɐ]

  • Rhymes: -abulɐ
  • Hyphenation: fá‧bu‧la

Noun

fábula f (plural fábulas)

  1. fable, myth
    Synonym: mito

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fābula. Doublet of the inherited habla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfabula/ [ˈfa.β̞u.la]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abula
  • Syllabification: fá‧bu‧la

Noun

fábula f (plural fábulas)

  1. fable, myth, tale
    Synonyms: mito, cuento
  2. rumor
    Synonym: rumor
  3. (Costa Rica) animated cartoon
    Synonyms: dibujo animado, (Venezuela) comiquita

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