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Italian word

rovina

ruin, destruction; ruins (archaeological)

Looks like

ravine

a deep narrow gorge

⚠️ The trap

'Rovina' means destruction or ruin (financial, physical). It sounds like 'ravine' but a ravine is a geographical feature — use 'burrone' or 'gola' for that.

To say "a deep narrow gorge" in Italian:

burrone, gola (for ravine)

"rovina" in English means:

ruin, destruction; ruins (archaeological)

Example

"La grandine ha portato alla rovina del raccolto."

"The hail brought ruin to the harvest."

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