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camicetta

blouse

noun kah-mee-CHET-tah Rare

Usage Note

Camicetta is the standard word for a woman's light blouse or top. It is a diminutive of camicia (shirt), but there is nothing diminutive about its meaning — it simply denotes a lighter, more feminine garment than a formal camicia. The plural is camicette.

Examples

"Indossava una camicetta di seta bianca."

Natural Translation

She was wearing a white silk blouse.

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