cancelleria

chancellery, stationery shop

noun kahn-chel-leh-REE-ah Rare

Also means

stationery supplies

Usage Note

Cancelleria has two distinct senses: a government chancellery (diplomatic office) and, in everyday use, a stationery shop or stationery supplies (articoli di cancelleria = stationery items). The plural cancellerie is regular. Context almost always disambiguates: Cancelleria federale (Federal Chancellery) vs negozio di cancelleria (stationery shop).

Examples

"Ho comprato carta e penne in cancelleria."

Natural Translation

I bought paper and pens at the stationery shop.

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