False-cognate Definition
noun
A word that appears to be cognate to – that is, to have a shared linguistic origin with – a given word, but that is in fact unrelated.
Wiktionary
(sometimes proscribed) A false friend, a word that appears to have the same meaning as a given word, but that does not.
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Other Word Forms of False-cognate
Noun
Singular:
false-cognate
Plural:
false-cognates
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