"undershirt" meaning in English

See undershirt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undershirt.wav Forms: undershirts [plural]
Etymology: From under- + shirt. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|shirt}} under- + shirt Head templates: {{en-noun}} undershirt (plural undershirts)
  1. (fashion) An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless. Wikidata QID: Q2915329 Categories (topical): Fashion, Underwear Synonyms: singlet, wifebeater (english: men) [slang], vest [UK], underbodice (english: female equivalents) Translations: فنيلة (fanīla) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), فلينة (falīna) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), ներքնաշապիկ (nerkʻnašapik) (Armenian), undertrøje [common-gender] (Danish), onderhemd [neuter] (Dutch), marcelleke [Belgium, neuter] (Dutch), onderborstrok [Suriname, masculine] (Dutch), aluspaita (Finnish), atlétatrikó (Hungarian), atléta (Hungarian), trikó (Hungarian), interula [feminine] (Latin), ма́йка (májka) [feminine] (Russian), camiseta interior [feminine] (Spanish), undertröja [common-gender] (Swedish), içlik (Turkish)

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