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raffreddore

cold

noun rahf-fred-DOH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From raffreddare (to cool down), from freddo (cold).

Also means

common cold

Usage Note

Raffreddore specifically means the common cold (the illness), not cold weather or temperature — for those use freddo (m). It is a classic false-friend trap: ho il raffreddore means 'I have a cold', not 'I have the cold (weather).' The verb raffreddarsi means both 'to catch a cold' and 'to cool down.' Plural: i raffreddori.

Examples

"Ho preso il raffreddore questa settimana."

Natural Translation

I caught a cold this week.

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