Shalwar kameez

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English

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Etymology

From Hindustani सलवार क़मीज़ / سلوار قمیض (salvār qamīz) < Persian < Arabic

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Pronunciation

IPA: /'ʃʌlvɒ: kə'mi:z/

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Noun

shalwar kameez

  1. a outfit worn in South Asian countries by men and women comprising loose trousers and a long shirt
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Quotations

  • 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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