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Italian word

funicolare

funicular railway (cable-pulled rail up a slope)

Looks like

funicular

funicular — correct cognate

⚠️ The trap

A good cognate, but Italian 'funicolare' is often confused with 'funivia' (cable car). A funicolare runs on rails on a slope (Capri, Naples); a funivia is suspended in the air (ski resorts, Alps).

To say "funicular — correct cognate" in Italian:

funicolare

"funicolare" in English means:

funicular railway (cable-pulled rail up a slope)

Example

"La funicolare di Napoli sale fino a Vomero."

"The Naples funicular goes up to Vomero."

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