A2🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
minestra
soup (especially vegetable or pasta soup)
Looks like
minister
a government official
⚠️ The trap
Completely unrelated to English 'minister'. The similar-looking 'ministro' is the Italian word for a government minister.
To say "a government official" in Italian:
ministro (for government minister)
"minestra" in English means:
soup (especially vegetable or pasta soup)
Example
"La nonna ha preparato una minestra calda."
"Grandma prepared a warm soup."
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