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Italian word

bollito

boiled (adjective) / bollito misto = mixed boiled meats dish

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bolito / boiled

boiled is the correct translation

⚠️ The trap

Not a classic false friend, but 'bollito misto' is a dish English speakers sometimes misunderstand. It is a grand platter of various boiled meats (beef, chicken, tongue, cotechino sausage) served with green sauce ('salsa verde' — a very different thing from Mexican salsa verde).

To say "boiled is the correct translation" in Italian:

bollito (boiled) / bollito misto (classic northern Italian boiled meat platter)

"bollito" in English means:

boiled (adjective) / bollito misto = mixed boiled meats dish

Example

"Il bollito misto è servito con salsa verde."

"Mixed boiled meats are served with green sauce."

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