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Italian word

manifesto

a manifesto (a public declaration of intent); also a poster

Looks like

manifest / manifesto

a manifest (cargo list); manifest (adjective: obvious); a manifesto

⚠️ The trap

In Italian 'manifesto' also means a poster ('manifesto elettorale' = election poster, 'manifesto pubblicitario' = advertising poster). In English, 'manifesto' is only the political/artistic declaration. English 'manifest' as an adjective (obvious) = Italian 'manifesto' (adjective), but this formal use is literary in both languages.

To say "a manifest (cargo list); manifest (adjective: obvious); a manifesto" in Italian:

manifesto (correct — both for declaration and for poster)

"manifesto" in English means:

a manifesto (a public declaration of intent); also a poster

Example

"Il Manifesto del Partito Comunista fu scritto da Marx ed Engels nel 1848."

"The Communist Manifesto was written by Marx and Engels in 1848."

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