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shalwar kamees

shalwar kamees is the alternative form of shalwar kameez.

Meaning of shalwar kameez

Noun

shalwar kameez

  1. an outfit worn by men and women in South Asian countries comprising loose trousers and a long shirt
    • 2002: Basir tended to wear a beige suede parka over his shalwar kameez. — James Meek, in London Review of Books, 3 January 2002

Questions about shalwar kamees

What is shalwar kamees the alternative form of?
Shalwar kamees is the alternative form of shalwar kameez.

Words near shalwar kamees in the dictionary

  1. shalt
  2. shalvar
  3. shalvars
  4. Shalvey
  5. shalwar
  6. shalwar kamees
  7. shalwar kameez
  8. shalwar-kameez
  9. shalwars
  10. shaly
  11. Shalya

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