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shalvar

shalvar 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 shalvar

pluralshalvars

Questions about shalvar

What is shalvar the alternative form of?
Shalvar is the alternative form of shalwar.

Words near shalvar in the dictionary

  1. shaloups
  2. shalpha
  3. shalphas
  4. shalst
  5. shalt
  6. shalvar
  7. shalvars
  8. Shalvey
  9. shalwar
  10. shalwar kamees
  11. shalwar kameez

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