Portuguese Clothing

November 7, 2018

Have you ever tried to buy clothes in Portuguese? How was it? This Dica will help you with items of clothing in Portuguese for the next time you need it.

Portuguese Clothing

What is your favorite Portuguese clothing? I love wearing skirts, because they are beautiful and comfortable. In Rio de Janeiro we like to wear clothes made of light fabric because of the heat. Take a look at our lists of vocabulary and learn the pronunciation for them.

Men’s clothing in Portuguese

A camisa	The t-shirt
A camiseta	The sleeveless shirt
O casaco	The coat
A jaqueta	The jacket
O short	The shorts
A bermuda	The bermudas (long shorts)
A calça	The pants
O terno	The suit

Women’s clothing in Portuguese

Notice that some names of clothes we have for men are also used for women and vice versa. When you are at a clothing store, if you prefer, you can specify if the piece of clothing is for a man or for a woman.

A camiseta	The sleeveless shirt
A blusa	The blouse
O vestido	The dress
O colete	The vest
O conjunto social	The suit
O casaco	The coat
A jaqueta	The jacket
O shortinho	The shorts (short shorts)
A saia	The skirt
A bermuda	The shorts (longer shorts)
A calça capri	The capri pants

Accessories in Portuguese

Accessories are important to complete your outfit, right? So let’s learn how to talk about these objects that make the biggest difference.

O chapéu	The hat
O boné	The cap
Os óculos	The glasses
O cordão	The necklace
A gravata	The tie
O cinto	The belt
A bolsa	The purse
A pulseira	The bracelet
A tornozeleira	The anklet
O anel	The ring

Types of Shoes in Portuguese

Do you know what is the shoe that we worship in Brazil? The CHINELOS! We, from Rio de Janeiro, use them everywhere (even to parties hahahah)

Os chinelos	The flip flops
O tênis	The sneakers
O sapato social	The shoes
O sapato de salto alto	The high heels
A sandália	The sandals
A bota	The boots

Underwear in Portuguese

You already learned the name of some clothes, but do you know the names of different types of underwear in Portuguese clothing? Let’s learn them!

Calcinha	Pantys
Sutiã	Bra
Cueca	Underpants
Samba canção	Boxer shorts
Meias	Socks
Meia-calça	Pantyhose

Portuguese Clothing Exercise

Now let’s practice the words you’ve learned with this game! Take a look at our students out at RioLIVE! Porto Maravilha, pay attention to the picture and tell us what each student is wearing!