shalwar

shalwar
noun /ˈʃʌlvɒː/
loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women

, 1962: How I longed to have him (my gardener, not my landlord) wear a great big turban, and shalwars, and an ankle bracelet. — Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire


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  • shalwar — /shul wahr/, n. (used with a pl. v.) loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia. Also, shulwar. [1880 85; < Hindi < Pers shalwar] * * * …   Universalium

  • shalwar-kameez — shalwar kameezˈ noun (Urdu kamis, from Ar qamīs shirt) a S Asian outfit (for men and women) of loose fitting trousers and a long tunic • • • Main Entry: ↑shalwar …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shalwar Kamiz — Drei Frauen in traditionellem Salwar Kamiz in Jaipur Der Salwar Kamiz oder Shalwar Kamiz (Hindi, सलवार क़मीज़ salvār qamīz, auch: शलवार क़मीज śalvār qamīz, Panjabi ਸਲਵਾਰ ਕਮੀਜ਼ salvār kamīz, Urdu شلوار قمیض šalwār qamīz, auch in den Schreibungen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shalwar kameez — Drei Frauen in traditionellem Salwar Kamiz in Jaipur Der Salwar Kamiz oder Shalwar Kamiz (Hindi, सलवार क़मीज़ salvār qamīz, auch: शलवार क़मीज śalvār qamīz, Panjabi ਸਲਵਾਰ ਕਮੀਜ਼ salvār kamīz, Urdu شلوار قمیض šalwār qamīz, auch in den Schreibungen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • shalwar — shal|war [ sʌl war ] INDIAN ENGLISH another spelling of salwar …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shalwar — n. salwar, pair of light loose trousers tapering to the ankle that men and women wear in northern India and Pakistan …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shalwar — [ʃʌl wα:] noun variant spelling of salwar …   English new terms dictionary

  • shalwar — UK [sʌlˈwɑː(r)] / US [sʌlˈwɑr] Indian English salwar …   English dictionary

  • shalwar — /ʃalˈwa/ (say shal wah) noun → salwar …  

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