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Portuguese has a ton of such examples.

"O meu canto" can mean "My corner" and "My singing".

"Conselho" means "advice" and "Concelho" means "council".

"Aço" means steel, and "Asso" means "I roast".

All of these pairs sound exactly the same.



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