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Italian word

fiocco

bow (ribbon), flake (snowflake), tuft

Looks like

flock

a group of birds, sheep; to gather in crowds

⚠️ The trap

Fiocco means a decorative bow or a snowflake — nothing about groups of animals. A flock of sheep is 'un gregge'; a flock of birds is 'uno stormo'.

To say "a group of birds, sheep; to gather in crowds" in Italian:

gregge (for flock of sheep); stormo (for flock of birds)

"fiocco" in English means:

bow (ribbon), flake (snowflake), tuft

Example

"I fiocchi di neve cadevano lentamente."

"The snowflakes were falling slowly."

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