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Italian word
piatto
dish (food); plate; flat (adjective)
Looks like
plate (phonetically)
plate: a flat dish; or a flat geological feature
⚠️ The trap
'Piatto' is both the physical plate AND the dish/recipe. 'Il primo piatto' = the first course. 'Un piatto piano' = a flat dinner plate. Also used as adjective: 'terreno piatto' = flat terrain. The richness of meanings trips up learners.
To say "plate: a flat dish; or a flat geological feature" in Italian:
piatto (correct — covers both plate and dish/recipe)
"piatto" in English means:
dish (food); plate; flat (adjective)
Example
"Qual è il piatto tipico di questa regione?"
"What is the typical dish of this region?"
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