A2💻 Technology
Italian word
cavo
cable (data cable, power cable); also: hollow, bald (adjective)
Looks like
cave
cave (a hollow in rock)
⚠️ The trap
'Cavo' looks and sounds like 'cave', but it means cable. The word for a cave in Italian is 'grotta' or 'caverna'. A classic visual false friend.
To say "cave (a hollow in rock)" in Italian:
cavo (for cable)
"cavo" in English means:
cable (data cable, power cable); also: hollow, bald (adjective)
Example
"Hai un cavo USB per collegare il telefono al computer?"
"Do you have a USB cable to connect the phone to the computer?"
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