Differences between camisas and blusas

Question

Please help me to learn when to use camisa and blusa.

Camisa: a shirt with a collar and buttons, like the dress shirts for men when wearing suits. ( and woman's too)

blusa: mainly used when describing woman's clothings, either with or without collars and buttons.

Thank you.

Answer 1

This is a blusa

A man, never would wear a blusa, but a woman can wear a blusa, or a camisa

The original picture that did not post.

This is a camisa

For some reason your picture did not post correctly. Added mine. - 0074b507, Oct 16, 2010

I see that you were correcting it at the same time I was. Sorry. - 0074b507, Oct 16, 2010

Removed mine. - 0074b507, Oct 16, 2010

Oh, Quentin! I don't know what have happened here. I try to fix it with the yours, but I was not able. You don't sorry. I'm sorry - cogumela, Oct 16, 2010

cogumela: I know you appreciate English corrections so..."I don't know what happened here. I tried to fix it with your pics, but I wasn't able to. Don't be sorry, I'm the sorry one. - foxluv, Oct 16, 2010

Well, I understood the comment. What does that say about my English? :-) I put the picture back. - 0074b507, Oct 17, 2010

Answer 2

Not to put too fine a point on it, but I would think that these couple of pics are blouses, or "blusas", not camisas:

Agree. that's how I see blusas, too. - the_brown_lady, Oct 16, 2010

Muy bonitas blusas. - the_brown_lady, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 3

I always assumed 'blusa' is in English is a 'blouse' and 'camisa' a 'shirt'.

jaja yo también - Goldie_Miel, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 4

What is the difference between the shirt/blouse that the first woman is wearing and the shirt/blouse in the second picture - aside from the fact that the 1st one is short-sleeved? Is it that the 1st one is more feminine?

I think camisa is more of a formal type kind of shirt like in the 2nd pic. - the_brown_lady, Oct 16, 2010

Youre right, they are both collared and buttoned. See my pics below, I think they are little more representational of a blusa. - amykay, Oct 16, 2010

Thank you both - very helpful. - lkelly, Oct 17, 2010

Answer 5

Hola:

Camisa = Shirt

Blusa = Blouse

tank top = camisa/blusa sisa

sisa. (Del fr. ant. assise, impuesto). 1. f. Parte que se defrauda o se hurta, especialmente en la compra diaria de comestibles y otras cosas. 2. f. Corte curvo hecho en el cuerpo de una prenda de vestir que corresponde a la parte de la axila. 3. f. Mordente de ocre o bermellón cocido con aceite de linaza, que usan los doradores para fijar los panes de oro. 4. f. Impuesto que se cobraba sobre géneros comestibles, menguando las medidas.

Hope this helps.

More vobabs to check.... I will copy and paste to the translation.thanks. :-) - the_brown_lady, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 6

If this is a shirt; (I always have assumed that a shirt is this)

it is called camiseta in Spain.

In america the picture above is a t-shirt, so named because when the arms are straight out it forms the shape of a "t". - amykay, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 7

It depends, a tank top can be called a "blusa sin mangas" or a "top", depending on the fabric, the shape...

Broadly speaking, if the material is lycra or cotton, it is a top.

Thank you, Cogumela. :-) - the_brown_lady, Oct 16, 2010

Answer 8

THANK YOU. the pictures make it very clear to me.

Here's one more, please......

And the tank tops women wear are blusas as well?

Thank you.