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Italian word

museo

museum

Looks like

muse

a source of artistic inspiration (Greek goddess)

⚠️ The trap

Italian 'museo' = museum (the building). Italian 'musa' = muse (the inspiration). Both come from the same Greek root but mean different things.

To say "a source of artistic inspiration (Greek goddess)" in Italian:

musa (for muse/inspiration)

"museo" in English means:

museum

Example

"Il museo è aperto fino alle diciotto."

"The museum is open until six o'clock."

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