A1✈️ Travel
Italian word
spiaggia
beach
Looks like
space? spiage?
no close English cognate
⚠️ The trap
No English false friend, but learners often confuse 'spiaggia' (beach) with 'piaggia' (slope, hillside) or 'piazza' (square). At Italian coastal resorts you pay for a 'postazione' (sun-lounger spot) on the 'spiaggia attrezzata' (equipped beach).
To say "no close English cognate" in Italian:
spiaggia
"spiaggia" in English means:
beach
Example
"La spiaggia di Positano è molto affollata d'estate."
"The beach at Positano is very crowded in summer."
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