Misleading term for new speakers, such as 'chair' (in French) meaning 'flesh' (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
false friend
(Another definition for false friend that I've seen is " cause of linguistic confusion".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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