Italian Word of the Day: Fiaba

Meaning: Fairy tale

Part of Speech: noun

Translation: Grandmother always tells a fairy tale before bedtime.

Context: La nonna racconta sempre una fiaba prima di dormire.

Cultural nugget: Italy has a rich tradition of fiabe, with many originating from oral folklore. One of the earliest and most influential collections of fairy tales, "Il Pentamerone," was published in Naples in 1634, predating the more famous Grimm's Fairy Tales by almost two centuries.