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Italian word

nocca

knuckle

Looks like

knock

to tap a hard surface

⚠️ The trap

Sounds like 'knock' but is a noun meaning knuckle. The verb to knock (on a door) is 'bussare'.

To say "to tap a hard surface" in Italian:

bussare (for to knock on a door)

"nocca" in English means:

knuckle

Example

"Si è fatto male alla nocca giocando a calcio."

"He hurt his knuckle playing football."

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