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Italian word

sentiero

footpath, trail (in nature)

Looks like

sentry?

no close English cognate

⚠️ The trap

Sounds vaguely like 'sentry' (a guard) but is completely unrelated. In Italy, hiking trails are marked with the CAI (Club Alpino Italiano) number system on red-and-white blazes.

To say "no close English cognate" in Italian:

sentiero

"sentiero" in English means:

footpath, trail (in nature)

Example

"Il sentiero CAI numero 100 porta fino alla vetta."

"The Italian Alpine Club trail number 100 leads to the summit."

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