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salwar kameez

/ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːs/

salwar kameez noun: an outfit worn in South Asian countries comprising colourful loose trousers and a long shirt for females and plain and simple for the males.

salwar kameez: an outfit worn in South Asian countries comprising colourful loose trousers and a long shirt for...
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Noun

salwar kameez (plural salwar kameezes)

  1. An outfit worn in South Asian countries comprising colourful loose trousers and a long shirt for females and plain and simple for the males.
    • Kazmi has a persistent cough and frequently quotes Karl Marx. Despite the heat, he wears a woolly hat and a waistcoat over his salwar kameez.2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in the Guardian

salwar kameez meaning in Hindi and Gujarati

salwar kameez in Hindi

salwar kameez
सलवार क़मीज़ salvār qamīz

salwar kameez in Gujarati

salwar kameez, kurta
પંજાબી pañjābī

Forms of salwar kameez

pluralsalwar kameezes
alternative formsalvar kameez
alternative formshalwar kameez
alternative formshalwar-kameez

Origin of salwar kameez

From Hindustani सलवार क़मीज़ (salvār qamīz) / سلوار قمیص (salvār qamīs), from Persian, from Arabic.

Questions about salwar kameez

What does salwar kameez mean?
Salwar kameez means an outfit worn in South Asian countries comprising colourful loose trousers and a long shirt for females and plain and simple for the males.
What is salwar kameez in Hindi?
Salwar kameez in Hindi is सलवार क़मीज़ (salvār qamīz). See Salwar kameez meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is salwar kameez?
Salwar kameez is a noun.
How do you pronounce salwar kameez?
Salwar kameez is pronounced /ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːs/.
What is the plural of salwar kameez?
The plural of salwar kameez is salwar kameezes.

Words near salwar kameez in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: salwar kameez (page history and authors); सलवार क़मीज़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); પંજાબી (Gujarati) (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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