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Italian word
feroce
fierce, ferocious, savage
Looks like
ferocious
savagely fierce or violent
⚠️ The trap
Near-true cognate — but 'feroce' in Italian is also used colloquially to mean extreme or intense: 'un freddo feroce' (fierce cold), 'una fame feroce' (a fierce/fierce hunger).
To say "savagely fierce or violent" in Italian:
feroce is a near-true cognate
"feroce" in English means:
fierce, ferocious, savage
Example
"Il leone è un animale feroce."
"The lion is a fierce animal."
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