C1🔤 Letters T–Z
Italian word
zuffa
brawl, scuffle, fight
Looks like
soufflé / stuff
soufflé = a baked egg-based dish; stuff = objects/material
⚠️ The trap
'Zuffa' sounds nothing like its meaning. It means a physical fight or brawl — no connection to cooking or material things. Don't let the sound mislead you.
To say "soufflé = a baked egg-based dish; stuff = objects/material" in Italian:
zuffa (brawl); soufflé (same word in Italian too); roba (stuff)
"zuffa" in English means:
brawl, scuffle, fight
Example
"È scoppiata una zuffa fuori dal locale."
"A brawl broke out outside the venue."
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