Clothing in Portuguese

Due to its great location Portugal enjoys almost every day of the year a soft weather. Portugal also boasts of long sunny summers that often extend to the autumn season, so clothing requirements are adapted as per seasonal changes.

Portugal also has a large number of festivals in which people use beautiful costumes.

Learning the clothing vocabulary in Portuguese is, unlike many people think, very easy, especially for those who speak Spanish, Italian or French.

In this section we will show you a complete list with the most common clothing in Portuguese language.

Clothing in Portuguese

English	Portuguese
clothing	roupa
bathing suit	maiô
belt	cinto
bikini	biquini
blouse	blusa
boots	botas
boxer shorts	samba-canção
bra	sutiã
briefs (underwear)	cueca
briefcase	pasta
cap	boné
coat	casaco
dress	vestido
gloves	luvas
hat	chapéu
jacket	jaqueta
jeans	jeans
leather jacket	jaqueta de couro
luggage	malas
mini-skirt	mini-saia
necklace	colar
panties	calcinha
pajamas	pijama
pants	calças
purse / bag	bolsa
sandals	sandálias
shirt	camisa
shoes	sapatos
shorts	shorts / bermuda
skirt	saia
sneakers	tênis
socks	meias
suit	terno
sweater	suéter
tie	gravata

Examples:

My dad has a new shirt.
Meu pai tem uma camisa nova.
My shoes are broken.
Meus sapatos são quebrados.
My pants are blue.
Minhas calças são azuis.
My mom bought a new hat.
Minha mãe comprou um chapéu novo.
I need a pair of socks.
Eu preciso de um par de meias.

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