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Italian word

nostalgico

nostalgic, longing for the past

Looks like

nostalgic

feeling nostalgic

⚠️ The trap

True cognate in meaning. The trap: in Italian colloquial speech 'nostalgico' can label someone politically as a nostalgist for the fascist era — a loaded connotation absent in English.

To say "feeling nostalgic" in Italian:

N/A — same meaning

"nostalgico" in English means:

nostalgic, longing for the past

Example

"Sono nostalgico per la mia infanzia."

"I feel nostalgic for my childhood."

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