vestimenta

Catalan

Alternative forms

• vestiment (from the Latin singular)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [bəs.tiˈme̞n.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəs.tiˈmen.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəs.tiˈmen.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ves.tiˈmen.ta]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [bes.tiˈmen.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

vestimenta f (plural vestimentes)

1. clothes, garments, outfit

Further reading

• “vestimenta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “vestimenta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “vestimenta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “vestimenta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bestiˈmenta/ [bes̺.t̪iˈmẽn̪.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -enta
• IPA^(key): /bestiˈmɛnta/ [bes̺.t̪iˈmɛ̃n̪.t̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Hyphenation: ves‧ti‧men‧ta

Noun

vestimenta f (plural vestimentas)

1. clothes, garments, outfit

Usage notes

The term vestimenta refers collectively to all the clothing worn by an individual. A single piece of clothing is a vestido.

Related terms

• vestido
• vestir

Further reading

• “vestimenta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Latin

Noun

vestīmenta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vestīmentum

Occitan

Alternative forms

• vestiment (from the Latin singular)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

Noun

vestimenta f (plural vestimentas)

1. clothes, garments, outfit

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ves.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ves.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /veʃ.t͡ʃiˈmẽ.tɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃ.tiˈmẽ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨʃ.tiˈmẽ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨʃ.tiˈmẽ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ves‧ti‧men‧ta

Noun

vestimenta f (plural vestimentas)

1. any item of clothing

   Synonyms: veste, roupa

2. vestment (robe worn by members of the clergy)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:vestimenta.

Further reading

• “vestimenta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vestimenta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vestimienta, from the plural of Latin vestīmenta, plural of vestīmentum. The loss of the diphthong may have to do with Latin influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bestiˈmenta/ [bes.t̪iˈmẽn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ves‧ti‧men‧ta

Noun

vestimenta f (plural vestimentas)

1. clothes, outfit, apparel

   Synonym: ropa

2. vesture, habiliment

   Synonym: vestidura

Derived terms

• código de vestimenta

Related terms

• vestido
• vestir

Further reading

• “vestimenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025