A2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
malato
ill, sick; a sick person
Looks like
malady / malt
a disease; a fermented grain
⚠️ The trap
Sounds like 'malady' but is an adjective/noun meaning sick or a sick person. The noun for an illness is 'malattia'.
To say "a disease; a fermented grain" in Italian:
malattia (for illness/malady)
"malato" in English means:
ill, sick; a sick person
Example
"Il bambino è malato da tre giorni."
"The child has been ill for three days."
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