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Italian word
pesce
fish (general word for fish as food or animal)
Looks like
peace / piece
peace means tranquillity; piece means a part of something
⚠️ The trap
'Pesce' is pronounced 'PEH-sheh'. English speakers sometimes mishear it as 'peace' or 'piece'. In Italian, 'pesce' covers both the animal and the food — there is no distinction like 'fish' (animal) vs. 'fish' (food) as in English because both are the same word.
To say "peace means tranquillity; piece means a part of something" in Italian:
pesce (fish, singular) / pesci (fish, plural)
"pesce" in English means:
fish (general word for fish as food or animal)
Example
"Il venerdì si mangia pesce."
"On Fridays we eat fish."
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