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Italian word
droga
drug (illegal narcotic); also: spice/seasoning (archaic/regional)
Looks like
drug
any medicine or narcotic substance
⚠️ The trap
In Italian 'droga' almost exclusively refers to illegal drugs/narcotics. For a medicine or prescription drug, use 'farmaco' or 'medicina'. Saying 'prendo una droga per il mal di testa' sounds very wrong — say 'prendo un farmaco' instead.
To say "any medicine or narcotic substance" in Italian:
droga (illegal); farmaco/medicina (medical drug)
"droga" in English means:
drug (illegal narcotic); also: spice/seasoning (archaic/regional)
Example
"La polizia ha sequestrato la droga."
"The police seized the drugs."
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