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telenovela

[t̪elenoˈβ̞ela]

Rhymes with e.la

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Palabra compuesta de tele (apócope de televisión) + novela.

noun telenovelas

Programa de televisión producido originalmente en América Latina, transmitido en episodios diarios (usualmente de lunes a viernes) y consecutivos, narrando una historia ficticia (aunque puede estar basada en hechos reales) de alto contenido melodramático.
Similar: culebrón

In English

soap opera television serial
telenovela television soap opera presented as a miniseries

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"telenovela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/telenovela. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

telenovela. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/telenovela

Chicago

"telenovela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/telenovela.

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@misc{telenovela_2026,
  title = {telenovela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/telenovela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}