A2✈️ Travel
Italian word
laguna
lagoon (shallow coastal water body)
Looks like
lagoon
lagoon — correct cognate
⚠️ The trap
Good cognate, but learners confuse 'laguna' with 'lago' (lake). A laguna is specifically shallow coastal water separated from the sea by a barrier. Venice's laguna is the classic example.
To say "lagoon — correct cognate" in Italian:
laguna
"laguna" in English means:
lagoon (shallow coastal water body)
Example
"La laguna di Venezia è un sito UNESCO."
"The Venice lagoon is a UNESCO site."
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