Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Fávol-a, s. f. dim. Fávol-étta, Fávol-úccia, Fávol-úzza, disp.Fávol-áccia ,
1. fable, tale, romance; 2. Esser — del popolo, to be the common talk; 3. the fable, the mythology of the ancients; 4. a song; 5. derision, mockery. Fare una — d'uno, to mock, laugh at, ridicule a person; 6. fable, representation.