shalwar

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shalwar

/ˈʃʌlwɑɹ/

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Borrowed from Hindi शलवार (śalvār)/सलवार (salvār) or Urdu شَلْوار (śalvār)/سَلْوار (salvār), from Classical Persian شَلْوَار (šalwār).

noun shalwars · salwar · salvar · shalvar · shulwar · shulwaur

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.
Similar: galligaskins, sherryvallies

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noun garment

हिन्दी	शलवार śalvār, सलवार salvār
Kiswahili	suruali
Português	shalwar
Français	charivari, sarouel, saroual
Deutsch	Sirwal, Sarouel
Ελληνικά	σαράβαρα sarávara, σαράβαλλα sarávalla
Română	șalvari
Русский	шарова́ры šarováry, шальва́ры šalʹváry
العربية	سِرْوَال sirwāl

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@misc{shalwar_2026,
  title = {shalwar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shalwar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}