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Italian word
cipolla
onion
Looks like
cipolla
no close English false friend, though it resembles 'cupola' (a dome)
⚠️ The trap
No true false friend, but 'cipolla' looks like 'cupola' (the architectural dome). They are unrelated. Interestingly, 'cipolla' is the root of 'cipolle' and gave us the English word 'chive' through the Provençal borrowing route.
To say "no close English false friend, though it resembles 'cupola' (a dome)" in Italian:
cipolla (onion) / cipollotto (spring onion/scallion)
"cipolla" in English means:
onion
Example
"La zuppa di cipolle è dolce e saporita."
"Onion soup is sweet and tasty."
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