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Italian word

casello

motorway toll booth

Looks like

castle (castello)?

no close English cognate

⚠️ The trap

Unrelated to 'castello' (castle). A 'casello' is the small booth structure at motorway entry/exit points where you pay the toll. Learners sometimes confuse it with 'casello ferroviario' (railway signal box).

To say "no close English cognate" in Italian:

casello autostradale

"casello" in English means:

motorway toll booth

Example

"Ricordati di prendere il biglietto al casello."

"Remember to take the ticket at the toll booth."

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