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salwar

salwar 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 salwar

pluralsalwars

Phrases with salwar

Questions about salwar

What is salwar the alternative form of?
Salwar is the alternative form of shalwar.

Words near salwar in the dictionary

  1. salvor
  2. salvors
  3. salvos
  4. Salvucci
  5. Salvuccis
  6. salwar
  7. salwar kamees
  8. salwar kameez
  9. salwar kameezes
  10. Salwarpe
  11. salwars

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Adapted from Wiktionary: salwar (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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