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octavilla

pamphlet

noun ohk-tah-BEE-yah Rare
Communication Media

Also means

flyer

Usage Note

Octavilla originally referred to a sheet of paper folded into eight parts (from octava, 'eighth'). Today it denotes any small political or propaganda leaflet, especially one distributed clandestinely. In verse, it also names an eight-line stanza (octavilla italiana), a usage found mainly in literary contexts. The political sense is far more common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Repartieron octavillas por toda la ciudad."

Natural Translation

They handed out pamphlets all over the city.

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