Also means
small paper, slip
Usage Note
Cartina is the everyday word for a road map or tourist map (cartina stradale, cartina geografica), while mappa is more common for abstract or digital maps. It is also used for a small paper wrapper — notably una cartina can colloquially refer to a cigarette rolling paper. Feminine: la cartina, plural le cartine.
Examples
"Ho comprato una cartina della città."
Natural Translation
I bought a map of the city.

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