English noun: folktale | |||
1. | folktale (communication) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | ||
Synonyms | folk tale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | narration, narrative, story, tale | ||
Instance hyponym | Arabian Nights, Arabian Nights' Entertainment, Thousand and One Nights | ||
Part meronym | folklore | ||
Domain category members | flying carpet | ||