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Italian word

tipo

type, kind, sort; also colloquially: guy, dude

Looks like

type

a category or kind of thing; also: to type on a keyboard

⚠️ The trap

'Tipo' as a noun matches 'type', but it cannot mean 'to type' — that is 'digitare'. Also, in Italian slang 'tipo' means a guy, which has no English equivalent in the word 'type'.

To say "a category or kind of thing; also: to type on a keyboard" in Italian:

digitare (to type on keyboard)

"tipo" in English means:

type, kind, sort; also colloquially: guy, dude

Example

"Che tipo di musica ti piace?"

"What type of music do you like?"

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