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Italian word
conto
bill / check (at a restaurant)
Looks like
count / account
count means a number or a title; account is a financial or narrative record
⚠️ The trap
'Conto' comes from the same Latin root as 'count' and 'account', and it does mean 'account' in banking contexts. But in a restaurant, 'il conto' specifically means the bill. Saying 'check please' in Italy will not work — you need to say 'il conto, per favore'.
To say "count means a number or a title; account is a financial or narrative record" in Italian:
conto (bill at a restaurant)
"conto" in English means:
bill / check (at a restaurant)
Example
"Ci porti il conto, per favore."
"Please bring us the bill."
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