franela

Spanish

A T-shirt

Etymology

Borrowed from French flanelle, from English flannel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾaˈnela/ [fɾaˈne.la]
  • Rhymes: -ela
  • Syllabification: fra‧ne‧la

Noun

franela f (plural franelas)

  1. flannel (a soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers)
  2. (Dominican Republic, Colombia, Venezuela) T-shirt
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: pranela
  • → Egyptian Arabic: فنلّة

Further reading

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