noun, feminine/telenoˈbela/plural: telenovelas
soap opera/telenovela
Synonyms: culebrón
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)der. Spanish tele- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. Spanish novela Spanish telenovela From tele- + novela.