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"Panties" is a form of "panty", a noun which is often translated as "el calzón". "Knickers" is a plural noun which is often translated as "los pantalones bombachos". Learn more about the difference between "panties" and "knickers" below.
panty(
pahn
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ti
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el calzón (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
You need to pack four pairs of panties for the trip.Necesitas empacar cuatro pares de calzones para el viaje.
b. el panti (M) (Caribbean) (Central America) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
Why do people wear red panties on New Year's?¿Por qué la gente se lleva pantis rojos en Nochevieja?
c. la pantaleta (F) (Colombia) (Dominican Republic) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Are these cotton panties for sale?¿Estas pantaletas de algodón están a la venta?
d. la bombacha (F) (River Plate)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You should wear a slip; you can see your panties in that skirt.Deberías usar una combinación, se te ve la bombacha con esa falda.
e. la braga (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
I always forget an extra pair of panties when I go to the pool.Siempre se me olvida un par de bragas extra cuando voy a la piscina.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de ropa interior
My sister yelled at John for snooping around in her panty drawer.Mi hermana le gritó a John por espiar su cajón de ropa interior.
knickers(
nih
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kuhrs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. los pantalones bombachos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was wearing knickers of some thick stretchy material, and long woolen socks.Llevaba pantalones bombachos de una tela gruesa y elástica, con medias largas de lana.
a. los calzones (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
What color knickers are you wearing?¿De qué color son los calzones que llevas puestos?
b. las bragas (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
I don't want the doctor to see me in my knickers.No quiero que el médico me vea en bragas.
c. la bombacha (F) (Bolivia) (Paraguay) (Peru) (River Plate)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Paraguay
Regionalism used in Peru
I took a clean pair of knickers in case I stayed overnight.Llevé una bombacha limpia por si acaso me quedaba a pasar la noche.
d. las pantaletas (F) (Central America) (Colombia) (Dominican Republic) (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
I bought a bra with matching knickers.Me compré un brasier con pantaletas a juego.
