English–Spanish

“item of clothing” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpɾenda/

Example

Necesito lavar estas prendas hoy.

I need to wash these items of clothing today.

Illustration for prenda (item of clothing)

How to say “item of clothing” in Spanish

“Item of clothing” in Spanish is prenda.

Single clothing piece treated as one unit.

Full entry for prenda: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with prenda

Antes de salir, me voy a probar una prenda nueva.

Before going out, I'm going to try on a new piece of clothing.

Tips for using prenda

  • When speaking generally about clothes use ropa, but use prenda to emphasize individual items or counts, for example dos prendas for two pieces.

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