falso amigo

Galician

Noun

falso amigo m (plural falsos amigos)

  1. false friend

Portuguese

Noun

falso amigo m (plural falsos amigos)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see falso,‎ amigo.
  2. (linguistics) false friend (word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in a language)
  • falso cognato

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfalso aˈmiɡo/ [ˌfal.so aˈmi.ɣ̞o]
  • Syllabification: fal‧so a‧mi‧go

Noun

falso amigo m (plural falsos amigos)

  1. false friend

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