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Italian word
panna
cream (as in double cream or whipped cream)
Looks like
panna cotta (cooked cream dessert)
panna is the Italian word for cream; in English it only appears in 'panna cotta'
⚠️ The trap
English speakers know 'panna' only from 'panna cotta' (the dessert). In Italian, 'panna' just means cream. A 'caffè con panna' is an espresso topped with whipped cream. 'Panna cotta' literally means 'cooked cream'.
To say "panna is the Italian word for cream; in English it only appears in 'panna cotta'" in Italian:
panna (cream) / panna montata (whipped cream)
"panna" in English means:
cream (as in double cream or whipped cream)
Example
"Vorrei il caffè con la panna."
"I'd like coffee with whipped cream."
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