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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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