Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Novéll-a, s. f. dim. Novéll-étta, Novéll-ína, Novéll-úccia, Novéll-úzza aug. Novéll-óne, disp. Novéll-áccia, Novéll-ózza,
1. a story, a fable, a tale, a novel; 2. news, tidings, accounts.Che novelle son queste? what is this? what strange thing is this? 3. message; 4. embassy, message; 5. the act of telling, relating.Mettere in —, to deride, laugh at6. the female pudenda. Dir —, to say things that are not true.