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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