B1🔤 Letters O & P
Italian word
percorso
route, path, course, journey
Looks like
course / course (of study)
N/A — not a direct cognate but often confused
⚠️ The trap
Learners sometimes want to say 'course' for a university programme and use 'percorso' — but for a university course use 'corso'. 'Percorso' is more about a physical or metaphorical path/journey. 'Percorso di studi' = course of study (the whole journey).
To say "N/A — not a direct cognate but often confused" in Italian:
percorso (correct; also used for learning paths)
"percorso" in English means:
route, path, course, journey
Example
"Il percorso della maratona attraversa il centro storico."
"The marathon route goes through the historic centre."
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