🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

camisa de vestir

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈmisa ðe besˈtir

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dress-Shirt/ˈdrɛs ʃɜrt/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Llevó una camisa de vestir a la cena."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A formal shirt typically worn with a suit or dress pants, often featuring a collar and buttons.

    "He wore a crisp white dress-shirt to the wedding."
  2. 2

    A shirt designed for formal occasions, usually made from finer materials.

    "She chose a silk dress-shirt for the gala."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'dress-shirt' combines 'dress', which originates from the Old French 'drecier' meaning 'to arrange', and 'shirt', derived from the Old English 'scyrte', referring to a garment worn on the upper body. The term evolved in the 19th century to denote a formal shirt suitable for dress occasions.

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