prenda
garment
noun PREHN-dah Rare
Origin: from Latin pignora, via a Vulgar Latin form
Also means
pledge
Usage Note
Prenda primarily means an item of clothing (prendas de vestir — garments, clothing items). A second, now formal or literary sense is a pledge or token (prenda de amor — token of love). In the children's game juego de prendas, a prenda is a forfeit. The plural prendas often refers to clothing in general.
Examples
"Lavó todas las prendas a mano."
Natural Translation
She washed all the garments by hand.
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