underwear
II understand there are a few words for underwear depending on from which country you come. Can someone tell me other words besides calzones, bragas and follones?
At work, i need patients to change their clothes for exams. One Spanish-speaking guy told me the word calzones was for women's underwear only. He was from Mexico but i don't know which area. He told me a word for men's underwear but i forgot it.
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Hi lantz:
" calzoncillos" o "truzas" are good for men's underwear. For women instead of "calzones" you can say "pantaletas" , sounds better. Good luck 
I've always heard chones for men's underwear around here (California), but I have no idea about its currency in other regions. I believe it is Mexican.
If you are looking for a generic term, you can just use "ropa interior". That includes everything.
Guillermo said:
If you are looking for a generic term, you can just use "ropa interior". That includes everything.
Another phrase I have heard is "ropa íntima" and believe this is used in Latin America.
This thread makes me wonder if Italian restaurants in Spanish-speaking countries sell calzone (singular: calzona). They probably don't sound very appetizing to the Spanish ear!
In Spain:
ropa interior
Women: bragas tangas culote shorty
Men: calzoncillos, boxer , e incluso slip (aceptado por la RAE)
I never even heard truzas, chones or pantaletes. I would not have understood.
En Colombia se dice ropa interior. No he oído otra palabra para indicar todo. Creo que se puede decir pantaletes u otras palabras para indicar partes espesificas de esa ropa.
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