shalwar kameez
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsʌlvɒː kəˈmiːs/
shalwar kameez
- an outfit worn by men and women in South Asian countries, with its origins in Sindh, 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
- 2004: But the clientele that morning was mainly veiled wives in black burkas and bearded men wearing shalwar kameez — The New Yorker, 13 December 2004, p.52
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