σαλβάρι
Greek
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish شالوار (şalvar). Ultimately a doublet of Ancient Greek σαράβαρα (sarábara).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editσαλβάρι • (salvári) n (plural σαλβάρια)
- (historical) shalwar, harem pants (loose trousers traditionally worn by both men and women)
- 1853–1919, Γεώργιος Σουρής [Geórgios Sourís], Δον Ζουάν [Don Zouán]:
- γυναίκες όλων των φυλών και των εθνικοτήτων / με νυκτικά, ποκάμισα, σαλβάρια και πασούμια
- gynaíkes ólon ton fylón kai ton ethnikotíton / me nyktiká, pokámisa, salvária kai pasoúmia
- women of all races and nationalities / with nightgowns, shirts, shalwars and slippers
Declension
editDeclension of σαλβάρι
See also
editReferences
edit- “σαλβάρι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998