telenovela

noun

tel·​e·​no·​vela ˌte-lə-nō-ˈve-lə 

: 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

Even after a deal between Redstone and Ellison was finally announced last July, that wasn’t the end of this telenovela. —Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 July 2025

The continuation of Betty's story marks a remarkable journey for the sequel to the Guinness World Record-holding telenovela. —Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

The production outfit is also behind the likes of El Principe for Mediaset, which has sold to more than 60 international markets, and the daily telenovela Servir Y Proteger for TVE. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025

The latest version of this story was made by TelevisaUnivision in 2010 with Lucero in a telenovela titled Soy tu Dueña. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for telenovela

• selaginella
• arabella
• bartonella
• bordetella
• cinderella
• citronella
• columella
• isabella
• klebsiella
• legionella
• mozzarella
• pasteurella