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Italian word
lago
lake
Looks like
lagoon / lagune
lagoon (close but different — a lagoon is coastal/salt water)
⚠️ The trap
'Lago' (lake) and 'laguna' (lagoon) are easily confused. Venice sits on a 'laguna' (a coastal saltwater lagoon), not a 'lago'. Saying 'il lago di Venezia' is wrong — it's 'la laguna di Venezia'.
To say "lagoon (close but different — a lagoon is coastal/salt water)" in Italian:
lago / laguna
"lago" in English means:
lake
Example
"Il Lago di Garda è il più grande lago italiano."
"Lake Garda is the largest Italian lake."
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