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camiseta

T-shirt

noun kah-mee-SEH-tah Less Common

Usage Note

Camiseta refers specifically to a short-sleeved knit shirt or undershirt, not a dress shirt (camisa). In sports contexts it also means jersey or kit top. The diminutive suffix -eta attaches to camisa but the word is fully lexicalised.

Examples

"Lleva una camiseta blanca."

Natural Translation

He's wearing a white T-shirt.

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