Usage Note
Camicetta is the standard word for a woman's light blouse or top. It is a diminutive of camicia (shirt), but there is nothing diminutive about its meaning — it simply denotes a lighter, more feminine garment than a formal camicia. The plural is camicette.
Examples
"Indossava una camicetta di seta bianca."
Natural Translation
She was wearing a white silk blouse.
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