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Italian word
lira
lira (former Italian currency); lyre (musical instrument)
Looks like
liar
a person who tells lies
⚠️ The trap
'Lira' has nothing to do with 'liar'. 'Non avere una lira' = 'to be broke / to be penniless' (the phrase survives even after the euro replaced the lira). 'A liar' in Italian is 'un bugiardo / una bugiarda'.
To say "a person who tells lies" in Italian:
bugiardo/a (liar); lira (currency/lyre)
"lira" in English means:
lira (former Italian currency); lyre (musical instrument)
Example
"Non ho una lira!"
"I haven't got a penny! (literally: I don't have a lira!)"
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