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shalwars

shalwars is the plural 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

Questions about shalwars

What is shalwars the plural of?
Shalwars is the plural of shalwar.

Words near shalwars in the dictionary

  1. Shalvey
  2. shalwar
  3. shalwar kamees
  4. shalwar kameez
  5. shalwar-kameez
  6. shalwars
  7. shaly
  8. Shalya
  9. Shalë
  10. sham
  11. sham Abraham

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