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Italian word

cookie

cookie (browser cookie, tracking cookie); also: cookie (the biscuit, though this is a loanword from English)

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cookie

cookie (a small sweet biscuit; a browser tracking file)

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'Cookie' in Italian is used for both browser cookies and the food item (imported from American English). However, the traditional Italian word for a biscuit-type cookie is 'biscotto'. The plural is 'i cookie' (invariable in the tech sense).

To say "cookie (a small sweet biscuit; a browser tracking file)" in Italian:

N/A — loanword for both meanings; 'biscotto' is native for the food

"cookie" in English means:

cookie (browser cookie, tracking cookie); also: cookie (the biscuit, though this is a loanword from English)

Example

"Devi accettare i cookie per usare il sito."

"You need to accept cookies to use the website."

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