Italian word
genere
genre (literary/film); gender (grammatical or social); type/kind
Looks like
genre / gender
genre = a category of art; gender = biological/social sex category
⚠️ The trap
In Italian, one word 'genere' covers both 'genre' (artistic category) and 'gender' (grammatical or social). This is because English borrowed 'genre' from French. Always rely on context in Italian — 'il genere del nome' = the gender of the noun; 'il genere cinematografico' = the film genre.
To say "genre = a category of art; gender = biological/social sex category" in Italian:
genere (covers both meanings in Italian)
"genere" in English means:
genre (literary/film); gender (grammatical or social); type/kind
Example
"Il genere noir è molto popolare nel cinema italiano."
"The noir genre is very popular in Italian cinema."
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