Italian word
medicamento
medication, medicament (formal word for medicine/drug)
Looks like
medication
same — but English prefers 'medication' or 'medicine'
⚠️ The trap
'Medicamento' is the formal Italian word but in practice Italians say 'farmaco' or 'medicina'. If a doctor says 'medicamento' it sounds very formal. The trap for English learners is picking up the formal word when conversational alternatives exist.
To say "same — but English prefers 'medication' or 'medicine'" in Italian:
farmaco, medicina (more common)
"medicamento" in English means:
medication, medicament (formal word for medicine/drug)
Example
"Deve assumere questo medicamento due volte al giorno."
"You must take this medication twice a day."
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