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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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