B1🏠 Everyday Objects
Italian word
lucchetto
padlock
Looks like
locket
a small ornamental case worn on a necklace
⚠️ The trap
Lucchetto is a padlock (the security device). A locket (necklace pendant) is 'medaglione' in Italian. Lucchetto and locket share a Germanic root for 'latch' but mean different things.
To say "a small ornamental case worn on a necklace" in Italian:
medaglione
"lucchetto" in English means:
padlock
Example
"Metti il lucchetto sulla porta."
"Put the padlock on the door."
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