soap
soap opera
noun SOWP Rare
Origin: English loanword, short for 'soap opera'.
Usage Note
Soap (short for soap opera) is feminine and invariable in Italian: la soap, le soap. It refers specifically to serialised melodramatic TV serials. The full form soap opera is also widely used. Do not confuse with sapone (m), the Italian word for actual soap.
Examples
"Segue quella soap da anni senza perdersi un episodio."
Natural Translation
She has been following that soap opera for years without missing an episode.

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