Italian word
fiction
(borrowed from English) a TV drama series
Looks like
fiction
invented/imaginary stories; literature that is not factual
⚠️ The trap
Italians have borrowed 'fiction' from English but use it to mean a TV drama series — not literary fiction. In English, 'fiction' refers to prose narrative (novels, stories). Italian literary fiction is 'narrativa' or 'letteratura narrativa'.
To say "invented/imaginary stories; literature that is not factual" in Italian:
narrativa (for literary fiction); fiction (for TV drama in Italian slang)
"fiction" in English means:
(borrowed from English) a TV drama series
Example
"Mia madre ama guardare le fiction italiane in televisione."
"My mother loves watching Italian TV dramas."
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