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A2🏠 Everyday Objects

Italian word

collana

necklace

Looks like

column / colander

a vertical pillar / a kitchen strainer

⚠️ The trap

Collana is a necklace. A column is 'colonna'; a colander (strainer) is 'scolapasta'. Collana sounds like colander but is completely different!

To say "a vertical pillar / a kitchen strainer" in Italian:

colonna (column) / scolapasta (colander)

"collana" in English means:

necklace

Example

"Porta una bella collana."

"She wears a beautiful necklace."

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