shalwar kameez
See also: shalwar-kameez
English
Alternative forms
- salwar kamees
- salwar kameez
- shalwar kamees
- shalwar-kameez
Etymology
From Hindustani सलवार क़मीज़ (salvār qamīz) / سلوار قمیص (salvār qamīs), from Sindhi, from قمیص from Arabic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːs/
Noun
- an outfit worn by men and women in South Asian countries, with its origins in Sindh, comprising loose trousers and a long shirt
- 2002: Basir tended to wear a beige suede parka over his shalwar kameez. — James Meek, in London Review of Books, 3 January 2002
- 2004: But the clientele that morning was mainly veiled wives in black burkas and bearded men wearing shalwar kameez — The New Yorker, 13 December 2004, p.52
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