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Webster 1913 Edition

favella

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fa-vel′la

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Noun.
[NL., prob. from L.
favus
a honeycomb.]
(Bot.)
A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red algæ.

Definition 2024

favella

favella

Italian

Noun

favella f ‎(plural favelle)

  1. speech (ability)

Related terms

Verb

favella

  1. third-person singular present indicative of favellare
  2. second-person singular imperative of favellare

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin fabella, diminutive of fābula.

Noun

favella f (plural favellas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader, poetic) language

Usage notes

Implies a strong emotional attachment. Used almost exclusively to refer to Romansch itself.

Synonyms

Etymology

From Latin fabella, diminutive of fābula.

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