English noun: folk tale | |||
| 1. | folk tale (communication) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | ||
| Synonyms | folktale | ||
| 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 | ||