Spanish clothing vocabulary can be of immense help while shopping in Spain and several parts of the world as Spanish is spoken in many countries across Europe and America. Read our guide for more facts and information…
Spanish is the official language of many countries across Europe and is also spoken in several other countries including the United States. Statistics show that over 300 million people around the world speak Spanish. It is not difficult to gain some knowledge of Spanish vocabulary as many of its consonant sounds resemble the English language. Further, much of the vocabulary will appear familiar and several words have word endings similar to English. For instance, ‘conversación’ means conversation. This is because Spanish owes its origin to Latin, and many English words also have Latin roots. Given below is a list of Spanish clothing vocabulary.
Common Terms Related to Clothing
Articles of clothing Prendas de vestir
Button el botón
Clothes la ropa
Dress el vestido
Pocket el bolsillo
Sleeve la manga
Fabrics
Cotton el algodón
Corduroy la pana
Flannel la franela
Leather el cuero
Silk la seda
Velvet el terciopelo
Wool la lana
Common Garments
Bathing suit el traje de baño
Coat el abrigo
Gloves los guantes
Gown la bata
Jacket la chaqueta
Jeans los jeans
Jogging suit el chándal
Nightdress el camisón
Pajamas el pajama
Shirt la camisa
Shorts el pantalóncorto
Suit el traje
Trousers el pantaloon
Underwear la ropa interior
Vest el chaleco
Women’s Wear and Accessories
Blouse la blusa
Bikini el bikini
Brassiere el sostén, el corpiño
Skirt el falda
Earrings los aros
Mini-skirt la mini-falda
Necklace el collar
Panties los calzones, la bombacha
Purse la cartera
Ring el anillo
Scarf la bufanda
Stocking la media
Swimsuit el bañador, el traje de baño
Common Accessories
Backpack la mochila
Belt el cinturón
Briefcase el maletín
Cap el gorro
Hat el sombrero
Luggage el equipaje
Necktie la corbata
Wallet la billetera
Wrist watch el reloj de pulsera
Footwear
Boots lasbotas
Shoes los zapatos
Slippers laszapatillas
Socks el calcetín
Sneakers los tenis
Seasonal Clothes
Raincoat el impermeable
Shawl el pañuelo
Sweater el suéter
Zipper la cremallera
Nouns in the Spanish language are masculine or feminine, with a few exceptions. Masculine nouns are preceded by the article ‘el’ or ‘un’, whereas feminine nouns are preceded by the articles ‘la’ or ‘una.’