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Italian word
romanzo
novel (a book of fiction)
Looks like
romance
a love story or romantic relationship
⚠️ The trap
'Romanzo' means any novel, not just a romance novel. A romantic novel is 'romanzo rosa' (literally 'pink novel'). For a romance/love affair say 'storia d'amore' or 'relazione sentimentale'.
To say "a love story or romantic relationship" in Italian:
storia d'amore (for a romance/love story)
"romanzo" in English means:
novel (a book of fiction)
Example
"Sto leggendo un bellissimo romanzo di Elena Ferrante."
"I'm reading a beautiful novel by Elena Ferrante."
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