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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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