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Italian word
uscita
exit (motorway, building, emergency exit)
Looks like
exit — no direct visual link
no English cognate — from 'uscire' (to go out)
⚠️ The trap
Not a false friend per se, but extremely important travel vocabulary. On Italian motorways, 'Uscita' signs are green with white text. In buildings, 'Uscita di Sicurezza' = emergency exit. 'Uscita' also means an outing/excursion in everyday speech.
To say "no English cognate — from 'uscire' (to go out)" in Italian:
uscita di emergenza
"uscita" in English means:
exit (motorway, building, emergency exit)
Example
"L'uscita di emergenza si trova alla fine del corridoio."
"The emergency exit is at the end of the corridor."
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