Italian word
cameriere
waiter / server (male)
Looks like
camera / chamber
a camera is a device for taking photos; a chamber is a room or cavity
⚠️ The trap
'Cameriere' looks like 'camera' (from the same Latin root 'camera' = room). In Italian, 'camera' means room (camera da letto = bedroom), and a 'cameriere' was originally someone who attended to chambers. In a restaurant, saying 'scusi, cameriere!' is perfectly normal — it is not considered rude to address the waiter this way.
To say "a camera is a device for taking photos; a chamber is a room or cavity" in Italian:
cameriere (waiter) / cameriera (waitress)
"cameriere" in English means:
waiter / server (male)
Example
"Scusi, cameriere! Potrebbe portarci ancora del pane?"
"Excuse me, waiter! Could you bring us some more bread?"
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