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camicia

shirt

noun kah-MEE-chah Rare

Usage Note

Camicia is a shirt (typically button-up). The plural is le camicie (the i is kept), while la camicetta means a blouse. The idiom rimetterci la camicia (literally 'to lose one's shirt over it') means to lose everything in a deal.

Examples

"Indossa una camicia bianca."

Natural Translation

He wears a white shirt.

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