B1🔤 Letters R & S
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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