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Italian word
caldo
hot, warm (temperature)
Looks like
cold
low temperature, not warm
⚠️ The trap
One of the most common beginner errors: 'caldo' looks like 'cold' but means the opposite — hot or warm. The Italian for cold is 'freddo'.
To say "low temperature, not warm" in Italian:
freddo (cold); caldo (hot/warm)
"caldo" in English means:
hot, warm (temperature)
Example
"Oggi fa molto caldo — ho bisogno di un gelato."
"It is very hot today — I need an ice cream."
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