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Italian word

piazza

town square, public square

Looks like

place (French: plaza)

place = a generic location; pizza?

⚠️ The trap

English speakers sometimes confuse 'piazza' with 'pizza'. A piazza is a public open square — the heart of any Italian town. 'Piazza Grande' is the main square, not a great place for pizza specifically.

To say "place = a generic location; pizza?" in Italian:

piazza

"piazza" in English means:

town square, public square

Example

"Ci vediamo in piazza alle sei."

"Let's meet in the square at six."

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