sirwal
sirwal noun: a form of baggy trousers worn in North Africa, the Arab world, and parts of the Balkans.
Noun
sirwal (plural sirwals)
- A form of baggy trousers worn in North Africa, the Arab world, and parts of the Balkans.
- You dropped your serwal thus, under cover of the encircling boubou, you squatted thus and, having attended to your affairs, you concealed all traces by scuffing the mess over with sand.1974, Geoffrey Moorhouse, The Fearful Void
- ‘These,’ Bahiyaa said, pointing at the loose-fitting trousers, ‘we call sirwal.’2009, Natasha Oakley, Cinderella and the Sheikh, page 58
Forms of sirwal
| plural | sirwals |
|---|---|
| alternative form | serwal |
Origin of sirwal
From Arabic سروال.
Questions about sirwal
- What does sirwal mean?
- Sirwal means a form of baggy trousers worn in North Africa, the Arab world, and parts of the Balkans.
- What part of speech is sirwal?
- Sirwal is a noun.
- What is the plural of sirwal?
- The plural of sirwal is sirwals.
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