B1🔤 Letters I & L
Italian word
laccio
lace, noose, snare, shoelace
Looks like
lasso
a rope with a loop used to catch animals
⚠️ The trap
'Laccio' = a lace, cord, snare or noose. A shoelace is 'laccio delle scarpe'. In English 'lasso' (borrowed from Spanish) means the cowboy rope — in Italian the cowboy tool is also sometimes called 'lasso'. 'Cadere nel laccio' = 'to fall into the trap'.
To say "a rope with a loop used to catch animals" in Italian:
laccio (lace/snare/loop); lasso (= 'laccio' for cowboys, borrowed word)
"laccio" in English means:
lace, noose, snare, shoelace
Example
"Allaccia il laccio delle scarpe."
"Tie your shoelace."
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