Spanish clothing adjectives
Tip: Icons are friendly memory hooks, not translations.
Clothes can say a lot...
Whether they’re baggy 👖, floral 🌸, or striped 📶! This table introduces common Spanish adjectives for describing clothing styles. Notice how endings change for masculine/feminine forms. Icons help you remember each word with a smile.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| amplio, plia 👖 | baggy |
| corto, ta ✂️ | short |
| de cuadros 🟥⬛ | checked |
| estampado, da 🎨 | patterned |
| estrecho, cha 🧦 | tight |
| de flores 🌸 | floral |
| hortera 🤪 | tacky |
| largo, ga 📏 | long |
| liso, sa ➖ | plain |
| de lunares ⚪ | spotted |
| de rayas 📶 | striped |
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Cover & Discover
Quick quiz
Ready to test yourself?
Use the buttons below to cover the English column and recall meanings from Spanish. Or flip it: cover Spanish and say the adjectives in Spanish.
Bonus: match each emoji to its word!
- Prompt: Say a full phrase using an adjective, e.g., “una camiseta de rayas”.
- Prompt: Which adjective fits a picture of dotted fabric? Say it in Spanish.
- Prompt: Change gender/number: “amplio” → “amplia” → “amplios” → “amplias”.
Action for further learning
- Create fashion flashcards: Draw or paste clothing pictures and label them with these adjectives in Spanish.
- Spot adjectives in real life: Describe clothes you see online or in magazines — “una camiseta de rayas”, “unos pantalones amplios”.
- Expand your wardrobe: Add three new adjectives.