What does novela in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word novela in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use novela in Spanish.

The word novela in Spanish means novel, tell a story in form of a novel, novella, serialized novel, detective novel, graphic novel, historical novel, thriller, picaresque novel, romantic novel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word novela

novel

nombre femenino (relato extenso en prosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Poseo una gran colección de novelas históricas.
I have a big collection of historic novels.

tell a story in form of a novel

verbo transitivo (contar forma de novela)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

novella

(relato breve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan escribió una novela corta para el concurso.
Juan wrote a short novel for the contest.

serialized novel

(novela de baja calidad) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

detective novel

(relato de detectives)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A María le gustan las novelas detectivescas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria likes whodunits.

graphic novel

nombre femenino (texto con ilustraciones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La novela gráfica compagina ilustraciones y textos.

historical novel

(relato histórico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pedro escribe novelas históricas.
Pedro writes historical novels.

thriller

nombre femenino (investigación de crímenes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Era un gran lector de novela negra.
He was a great fan of thrillers.

picaresque novel

(género literario) (literally)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El «Lazarillo de Tormes» fue la primera novela picaresca.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria likes to read sassy novels.

romantic novel

locución nominal femenina (relato romántico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi madre lee muchas novelas rosas.
My mother reads many romantic novels.

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