Wednesday, November 11th, 2020

False Cognates

What are false cognates? False cognates are words in English that sound/look similar to a word in English but they have
a different meaning.

English Correct meaning Wrong meaning Meaning o the word

Pan Casuela pan bread

Public público publicar publish

Red rojo red net

Tramp vagabundo trampa trap

Success éxito suceso event

A kind of/ kind of like

What are they? They are words to describe something

Kind of like: similar to

A kind of: a type of

Enchiladas are kind of like entomatadas. Atole is kind of like champurado.

Enchiladas are a kind of mexican food with tortillas and red chilly. Atole is a kind of hot corn beverage.