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Italian word
pesce
fish (the animal or the food)
Looks like
peach (phonetically, to some learners)
N/A — not a true false friend; 'peach' = pesca in Italian
⚠️ The trap
The confusion is between 'pesce' (fish) and 'pesca' (peach / fishing). They sound similar. 'Andare a pesca' = to go fishing. 'Una pesca' = a peach. Very easy to get confused when ordering food — you do NOT want to order 'una pesca' expecting fish!
To say "N/A — not a true false friend; 'peach' = pesca in Italian" in Italian:
pesce (fish); pesca (peach OR fishing)
"pesce" in English means:
fish (the animal or the food)
Example
"Oggi mangiamo pesce al forno."
"Today we're having baked fish."
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