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Italian word

zucchero

sugar

Looks like

zucchini

small marrow/courgette (the vegetable)

⚠️ The trap

'Zucchero' (sugar) and 'zucchini' (the vegetable) look and sound similar. Both come from 'zucca' (pumpkin/gourd) but they are very different things. Don't sweeten your pasta with zucchini!

To say "small marrow/courgette (the vegetable)" in Italian:

zucchero (sugar); zucchino/zucchini (the vegetable)

"zucchero" in English means:

sugar

Example

"Metti due cucchiaini di zucchero nel caffè."

"Put two teaspoons of sugar in the coffee."

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