folktale

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folktale

/ˈfoʊkteɪl/

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From folk + tale.

noun folktales · folk tale

A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
Similar: folk story

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noun story that is part of the oral tradition of a people

Español	leyenda
한국어	동화 donghwa, 민화 minhwa, 민간 설화 min'gan seolhwa, 옛날이야기 yennalliyagi, 옛이야기 yenniyagi
日本語	民間説話 minkan setsuwa, 民話 minwa, 昔話 mukashibanashi
中文	民間故事 /民间故事 mínjiān gùshì, 民間傳說 /民间传说 mínjiān chuánshuō
Português	conto popular
Français	conte, conte populaire
Deutsch	Volksmärchen, Märchen
Русский	наро́дная ска́зка naródnaja skázka, ска́зка skázka
Tiếng Việt	truyện dân gian
العربية	حِكَايَة خُرَافِيَّة ḥikāya ḵurāfiyya

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@misc{folktale_2026,
  title = {folktale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/folktale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}