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Italian word
chiave
key (for a lock)
Looks like
chiave → not a direct English word, but learners confuse it with 'cave'
a natural underground hollow
⚠️ The trap
Italian learners sometimes anglicise 'chiave' into 'cave' in translation. A cave in Italian is 'grotta' or 'caverna'. 'Chiave' always means key.
To say "a natural underground hollow" in Italian:
grotta, caverna (cave)
"chiave" in English means:
key (for a lock)
Example
"Ho perso le chiavi di casa."
"I lost my house keys."
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