salwar
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- noun
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salwar
- I was amazed to see the collection of salwars that I ended up buying one for each one of us (including sis and SILs).
- salwar kameez
- wear a salwar
Examples
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The women passengers were immaculately attired in vivid, intricately patterned saris or salwar kameezes.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Excuse me," she asked a young woman in a chartreuse salwar kameez, "which way do I go for the university?"
Fiction book (2002) -
And forget the salwar, it's beyond repair.
Fiction book (1995) -
There is no such feeling as witnessing the joy on loved ones' faces upon seeing a surprise salwar.
Blog text (16) -
Salwar: baggy pants.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her mom is self-conscious about wearing a bindi, saree, or salwar kameez, all because she might attract attention and stares.
Blog text (17) -
In the midst of the preschoolers stood a teenage girl dressed in salwar and kameez, gaping up at the sky in astonishment; a more resourceful Muslim girl was untying the rope tethering several kids together.
Fiction book (2002) -
She wore a vibrant red salwar that complemented her kameez beautifully.
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At the festival, women proudly displayed their salwar in various colors and designs.
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The traditional salwar is often paired with a kameez for cultural celebrations.
Synonyms
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Clothes worn on the lower body with separate parts for each leg
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Loose light trousers that narrow at the ankles and are worn with a long shirt in South Asia
How Loose
Surface Forms
Etymology
Salwar comes from the Persian word shalvār, which meant 'trousers' or 'loose pants' and was the name for the comfortable trousers worn in South Asia. So today salwar means the light, loose-fitting trousers often worn with a kameez.