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lago

lake

noun LAH-goh Less Common

Origin: from Latin lacus

Usage Note

Lago is masculine and takes the plural laghi, keeping the hard 'g' sound with the added 'h'. Italians say il Lago di Como or il Lago Maggiore, always with the article before famous lake names.

Examples

"Nuotiamo nel lago d'estate."

Natural Translation

We swim in the lake in summer.

Literal Translation

We-swim in-the lake of-summer.

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