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Record 1 2024-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports and Casual Wear
DEF

... a mask designed for swimmers and beachgoers which covers the head and reveals only the eyes, nose, and mouth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements de sport et de loisirs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ropa de deporte e informal
OBS

carakini: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la voz "carakini" es un alternativa adecuada al anglicismo "facekini" para aludir a [la] prenda que cubre el rostro o la cabeza como medio de protección ante el sol y las picaduras de las medusas, sobre todo en las playas. Dado que su primer componente, "face", tiene "cara" como equivalente inmediato en español, es posible emplear "carakini", [...] En su creación interviene la terminación "-⁠kini" de "bikini" [...]

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