A2🏠 Everyday Objects
Italian word
tetto
roof
Looks like
text / teat
written words / a nipple
⚠️ The trap
Tetto means roof. It has no English cognate — learners sometimes confuse it with 'text' (testo in Italian) or think of 'tent' (tenda). Tetto is strictly the roof of a building.
To say "written words / a nipple" in Italian:
testo (text)
"tetto" in English means:
roof
Example
"Il tetto è vecchio e fa entrare l'acqua."
"The roof is old and lets water in."
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