There are some specific groups of vocabulary items that are unexpectedly troubling for firstcomers to Argentina.
Clothes are one of them.
Find in the chart below the most frequent:
| T-shirt | Remera |
| Shirt | Camisa |
| Jacket | Campera |
| Hoodie | Canguro/Hoodie |
| Flip-flops | Ojotas |
| Trainers/Sneakers | Zapatillas |
| Sweatshirt | Buzo |
| Skirt | Pollera |
| Panties | Bombacha |
| Bra | Corpiño |
| Earrings | Aros |
Good luck in your shopping spree,
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