B1⚖️ Law & Politics
Italian word
questura
a police headquarters (provincial police station)
Looks like
question
a query or inquiry
⚠️ The trap
'Questura' sounds like 'question' but is completely unrelated. It derives from Latin 'quaestor' (a Roman official). English speakers in Italy may look for a government office for 'questions' when they actually need to visit the police station.
To say "a query or inquiry" in Italian:
questura
"questura" in English means:
a police headquarters (provincial police station)
Example
"Devi andare in questura per rinnovare il permesso di soggiorno."
"You must go to the police headquarters to renew your residence permit."
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