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Italian word

piacere

pleasure (noun); nice to meet you; to please / to like (verb)

Looks like

pleasure (somewhat)

a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

⚠️ The trap

'Piacere!' as a greeting means 'pleased to meet you' — not 'pleasure' in a general sense. As a verb it works in reverse: 'mi piace il caffè' = I like coffee (literally 'coffee pleases me'). Learners say 'io piaccio il caffè' — WRONG. The subject is the thing liked.

To say "a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction" in Italian:

piacere (correct — used as noun and verb)

"piacere" in English means:

pleasure (noun); nice to meet you; to please / to like (verb)

Example

"Piacere! Mi chiamo Marco."

"Nice to meet you! My name is Marco."

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