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Italian word
secondo
second course / main course (meat or fish)
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second
second means the ordinal number 2 or getting a second helping
⚠️ The trap
In Italian restaurant context, 'il secondo' is the meat or fish main course. In English, 'can I have seconds?' means a second helping of the same dish. These are completely different concepts despite the similar words.
To say "second means the ordinal number 2 or getting a second helping" in Italian:
secondo (main course in Italian dining structure)
"secondo" in English means:
second course / main course (meat or fish)
Example
"Per il secondo ho scelto il branzino al forno."
"For the main course I chose baked sea bass."
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