B1🏥 Medical
Italian word
fegato
liver (the organ)
Looks like
nothing in English
no cognate
⚠️ The trap
The trap here is 'epatico' (hepatic/liver-related) — from Greek 'hepatos'. So 'fegato' = liver (organ) but 'malattia epatica' = liver disease. These two forms confuse learners who expect consistency. 'Fegato' also colloquially means 'guts/courage'.
To say "no cognate" in Italian:
fegato (correct)
"fegato" in English means:
liver (the organ)
Example
"Ha un problema al fegato causato dall'alcol."
"He has a liver problem caused by alcohol."
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