tallis vs prayer shawl

tallis and prayer shawl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tallis	Yes	No	No	No
prayer shawl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tallis and prayer shawl are synonyms defined as:

tallis and prayer shawl: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

Other synonyms of tallis include tallith.

tallis (noun)	prayer shawl (noun)
(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer	(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer