Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad
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Published: 3 Apr, 2015 CET.
Updated: Fri 3 Apr 2015 10:49 CET
For an Italian speaker in a foreign country, situations can get tricky when Italian words mean something totally different in a foreign language.
Some beautiful-sounding Italian words can have vastly different meanings in a multitude of languages.
Ask for some 'baci', or kisses, in Greece, for example, and you could very well get a slap in the face instead.
From 'burro' to 'pila', we've put together a list of Italian words that mean something else in another language.
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Some beautiful-sounding Italian words can have vastly different meanings in a multitude of languages.
Ask for some 'baci', or kisses, in Greece, for example, and you could very well get a slap in the face instead.
From 'burro' to 'pila', we've put together a list of Italian words that mean something else in another language.
Read more: Ten Italian words with other meanings abroad
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