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salvar

salvar is the alternative form of shalwar.

Meaning of shalwar

Noun

shalwar (plural shalwars)

  1. (plural, singular) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.
    • How I longed to have him (my gardener, not my landlord) wear a great big turban, and shalwars, and an ankle bracelet.1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Forms of salvar

pluralsalvars

Phrases with salvar

Questions about salvar

What is salvar the alternative form of?
Salvar is the alternative form of shalwar.

Words near salvar in the dictionary

  1. salvages
  2. Salvaggio
  3. Salvaggios
  4. salvaging
  5. salvagings
  6. salvar
  7. salvar kameez
  8. salvar kameezes
  9. salvars
  10. salvarsan
  11. salvarsans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: salvar (page history and authors); shalwar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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