Also means
sheet tin
Usage Note
Latta refers to a tin can (food packaging) or sheet tin as a material. Una latta di pomodori is a tin of tomatoes. Do not confuse with lattina (a small can or drinks can) — latta is the general or larger container and the material itself. The plural is regular: latte.
Examples
"Apri la latta di fagioli."
Natural Translation
Open the tin of beans.

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