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sharara

sharara noun: a pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia.

Noun

sharara (plural shararas)

  1. A pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia.
    • She is dressed in a jade-green sharara with pink blossoms embroidered on the fabric.2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 270

Forms of sharara

pluralshararas

Origin of sharara

From Urdu شرارہ.

Questions about sharara

What does sharara mean?
Sharara means a pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia.
What part of speech is sharara?
Sharara is a noun.
What is the plural of sharara?
The plural of sharara is shararas.

Words near sharara in the dictionary

  1. Sharafkhaneh
  2. sharaga
  3. sharagas
  4. Sharamurunian
  5. Sharanga
  6. sharara
  7. shararas
  8. sharashka
  9. sharashkas
  10. sharawadgi
  11. sharawaggi

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