B1🍕 Food
Italian word
polpo
octopus
Looks like
pulpo (Spanish) / polyp
a polyp is a medical term for a small growth; 'pulpo' is Spanish for octopus
⚠️ The trap
'Polpo' (Italian) and 'pulpo' (Spanish) both mean octopus — students learning both languages sometimes mix them up. English 'polyp' is medically related (from the same Greek root 'polypous' = many-footed) but means a small tissue growth, not a food.
To say "a polyp is a medical term for a small growth; 'pulpo' is Spanish for octopus" in Italian:
polpo (octopus)
"polpo" in English means:
octopus
Example
"Il polpo alla luciana è un piatto napoletano."
"Luciana-style octopus is a Neapolitan dish."
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