palazzo
building
noun pah-LAHTS-tsoh Less Common
Origin: from Latin palatium
Also means
palace
Usage Note
Palazzo is a false friend: in everyday speech it usually just means a large apartment block or office building, not a royal palace. Capitalised, il Palazzo can mean the political establishment. The plural is palazzi.
Examples
"Abito in un palazzo antico."
Natural Translation
I live in an old building.
Literal Translation
I-live in an building old.

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