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Italian word

balletto

ballet

Looks like

ballot

a voting paper or the act of voting

⚠️ The trap

'Balletto' and 'ballot' both come from the Italian word 'balla' (ball), but diverged: 'balletto' kept the dance meaning, while 'ballot' (via French) took on the voting sense. In Italian, voting is 'votare' and a ballot is 'scheda elettorale'.

To say "a voting paper or the act of voting" in Italian:

voto / scheda elettorale (for ballot/vote)

"balletto" in English means:

ballet

Example

"La bambina sogna di fare parte del balletto."

"The little girl dreams of being part of the ballet."

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