racconto
story
noun rahk-KOHN-toh Less Common
Origin: from raccontare 'to tell'
Also means
short story
Usage Note
Racconto is a story or tale, and specifically the literary genre of the 'short story' as opposed to romanzo ('novel'). It comes from the verb raccontare ('to tell'). The plural is racconti.
Examples
"Mi ha letto un racconto breve."
Natural Translation
He read me a short story.
Literal Translation
To-me has read a story short.

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