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Italian word

mappa

map

Looks like

map

map — correct, but 'mappa' in Italian also specifically means a street/tourist map

⚠️ The trap

A near-perfect cognate, but Italians also use 'cartina' for a folded paper map. 'Mappa' can sound slightly more formal. Confusingly, 'mappamondo' means a globe (world map in sphere form).

To say "map — correct, but 'mappa' in Italian also specifically means a street/tourist map" in Italian:

mappa / cartina

"mappa" in English means:

map

Example

"Hai una mappa della città?"

"Do you have a map of the city?"

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