telenovela

noun

tel·​e·​no·​vela ˌte-lə-nō-ˈve-lə How to pronounce telenovela (audio)
: a soap opera produced in and televised in or from many Latin American countries

Examples of telenovela in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Post-legislative evenings in the Land Park house often ended in pajamas watching telenovelas on the couch. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024 Titles from their voluminous telenovela and fiction series catalogue travel all over the world thanks to Onza Distribution. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for telenovela 

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from tele- tele- + novela novel, serial drama

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of telenovela was in 1961

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“Telenovela.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telenovela. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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