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telenovela


tel·e·no·vela

noun \ˌte-lə-nō-ˈve-lə\

Definition of TELENOVELA

: a soap opera produced in and televised in or from many Latin-American countries

Origin of TELENOVELA

Spanish, from tele- tele- + novela novel, serial drama
First Known Use: 1976

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