A roupa (vestir, as cuecas)

Dressing

Three verbs cover the whole act: vestir (to put on / wear clothes), despir (to take off), calçar (to put on shoes — feet get their own verb). All three reflexive when you do it to yourself: visto-me, calço-me.

I put on my coat because it is cold.
Visto o casaco porque está frio.

The Wardrobe

item
o fatothe suit
o fato de banhothe swimsuit
o biquínithe bikini
o pijamathe pyjamas
o blusãothe (bomber) jacket
o gorrothe beanie
o cachecolthe scarf (winter)
o lençothe handkerchief; the headscarf
a meiathe sock
as cuecasthe underpants
a botathe boot

Nouns That Live in the Plural

Some clothing nouns only exist in the plural: as calças (trousers), as cuecas (underpants), os óculos (glasses) — one object, plural word, plural agreement: as minhas calças SÃO novas. The mirror class never changes at all: o lápis / os lápis — same form, both numbers. When you meet a noun like these, its article does the counting for you.

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