A2🏠 Everyday Objects
Italian word
cantina
cellar, wine cellar, basement storage
Looks like
canteen
a cafeteria or military dining hall
⚠️ The trap
Cantina sounds like 'canteen' but it's a basement cellar, often used for wine storage. A canteen (dining hall) is 'mensa' in Italian.
To say "a cafeteria or military dining hall" in Italian:
mensa
"cantina" in English means:
cellar, wine cellar, basement storage
Example
"Conserviamo il vino in cantina."
"We store wine in the cellar."
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