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telenovela

UK/ˌtɛlənə(ʊ)ˈvɛlə/US/ˌtɛlənəˈvɛlə/

telenovela noun: a television soap opera presented as a miniseries.

Noun

telenovela (plural telenovelas)

  1. A television soap opera presented as a miniseries.

Forms of telenovela

pluraltelenovelas

Origin of telenovela

Borrowed from Spanish telenovela.

Words formed from telenovela

Words that rhyme with telenovela

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Questions about telenovela

What does telenovela mean?
Telenovela means a television soap opera presented as a miniseries.
What part of speech is telenovela?
Telenovela is a noun.
How do you pronounce telenovela?
Telenovela is pronounced /ˌtɛlənə(ʊ)ˈvɛlə/ (UK).
What is the plural of telenovela?
The plural of telenovela is telenovelas.

Words near telenovela in the dictionary

  1. telenewspapers
  2. Telenești
  3. Telenget
  4. Telengut
  5. telenovel
  6. telenovela
  7. telenovelas
  8. telenovels
  9. telenurse
  10. telenurses
  11. telenursing

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