shalwar kameez

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Salwar kameez

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Alternative forms

• salwar kameez
• shalwar-kameez

Etymology

From Hindustani सलवार क़मीज़ / سلوار قمیص (salvār qamīs), from Sindhi, from قمیص from Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːs/

Noun

shalwar kamees

1. 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