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camisa

camisa is the alternative form of camisia.

Meaning of camisia

Noun

camisia (plural camisias or camisiae)

  1. (historical) An ancient kind of shirt or nightgown.
    • The father and son depicted here wear short linen camisias. The boy's camisia was probably his “dress-up” wear; the vertical stripe appears on matching stockings. The father's light-colored camisia is worn for work, doubling as an undergarment when he dresses up in an over-tunica.2003, Tom Tierney, Historic Costume: From Ancient Times to the Renaissance, page 58

Forms of camisa

pluralcamisas
pluralcamisae

Phrases with camisa

Questions about camisa

What is camisa the alternative form of?
Camisa is the alternative form of camisia.

Words near camisa in the dictionary

  1. camions
  2. Camira
  3. Camire
  4. Camires
  5. camis
  6. camisa
  7. camisa de chino
  8. camisa de chinos
  9. camisade
  10. camisades
  11. camisado

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