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Italian word

sciocco

foolish, silly, stupid; bland (of food)

Looks like

shock

a sudden disturbing experience or feeling

⚠️ The trap

'Sciocco' means foolish or silly and also bland (tasteless food). It has nothing to do with 'shock'. The actual Italian word for shock/shocking is 'shock' (borrowed) or 'scioccante'.

To say "a sudden disturbing experience or feeling" in Italian:

scioccante (for shocking); scossa (for electric shock)

"sciocco" in English means:

foolish, silly, stupid; bland (of food)

Example

"Non fare lo sciocco!"

"Don't be silly!"

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