A2✈️ Travel
Italian word
traghetto
ferry
Looks like
traffic?
ferry — no close English cognate
⚠️ The trap
Sounds a little like 'traffic' but means ferry. Related to 'tragitto' (journey/route). Do not confuse 'traghetto' with 'tragitto' — 'tragitto' is the route/journey, 'traghetto' is the vessel.
To say "ferry — no close English cognate" in Italian:
traghetto
"traghetto" in English means:
ferry
Example
"Prendiamo il traghetto per andare in Sardegna."
"We take the ferry to go to Sardinia."
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