A2✈️ Travel
Italian word
crociera
cruise (sea voyage)
Looks like
cross / crossing
cruise — no direct English cognate at first glance
⚠️ The trap
From Latin 'crux' (cross — as in crossing the sea). Learners may confuse 'crociera' with 'croce' (cross/crucifix) or 'crocevia' (crossroads). A 'nave da crociera' is a cruise ship.
To say "cruise — no direct English cognate at first glance" in Italian:
crociera
"crociera" in English means:
cruise (sea voyage)
Example
"Quest'estate facciamo una crociera nel Mediterraneo."
"This summer we're going on a cruise in the Mediterranean."
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