B2🔤 Letters B & C
Italian word
corposo
full-bodied (wine, text); substantial, rich
Looks like
corpse
a dead body
⚠️ The trap
Corposo means full-bodied or rich (especially wine) — not a corpse. A dead body is 'cadavere' in Italian. Describing a wine as 'corposo' at dinner is a compliment, not a horror statement.
To say "a dead body" in Italian:
cadavere (corpse)
"corposo" in English means:
full-bodied (wine, text); substantial, rich
Example
"Questo Barolo è un vino rosso molto corposo."
"This Barolo is a very full-bodied red wine."
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