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Italian word

gambero

prawn / shrimp

Looks like

gamble / amber

gamble means to bet; amber is a brownish-yellow colour or fossilised resin

⚠️ The trap

'Gambero' has no English equivalent in sound — English speakers must simply memorise it. The connection is the Latin 'cancer' family (crustaceans). In Italy, 'gambero' usually means prawn. The distinction between 'prawn' and 'shrimp' (UK vs US English) does not exist in Italian.

To say "gamble means to bet; amber is a brownish-yellow colour or fossilised resin" in Italian:

gambero (prawn/shrimp) / gambero rosso (large red prawn)

"gambero" in English means:

prawn / shrimp

Example

"Spaghetti con i gamberi al pomodoro."

"Spaghetti with prawns in tomato sauce."

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