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Italian word

corretto

correct, right; also a coffee with a shot of liquor

Looks like

correct

right, accurate, free from error

⚠️ The trap

Corretto means correct — but in a bar context, 'un caffè corretto' means a coffee 'corrected' with a shot of alcohol (grappa, sambuca, etc.). Do not be surprised when your 'correct coffee' arrives with spirits in it.

To say "right, accurate, free from error" in Italian:

corretto (mostly equivalent, but note the coffee meaning)

"corretto" in English means:

correct, right; also a coffee with a shot of liquor

Example

"Un caffè corretto con la sambuca, per favore."

"A coffee with a shot of sambuca, please."

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