shalwar

American  

[shuhl-wahr] / ˈʃʌl wɑr /

Or shulwar

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.

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shalwar British  

/ ˈʃælwɑː /

noun

1. a pair of loose-fitting trousers tapering to a narrow fit around the ankles, worn in the Indian subcontinent, often with a kameez

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Etymology

Origin of shalwar

1880–85; < Hindi < Persian shalwār

Example Sentences

Dressed like the Kurdish fighters he once served alongside, Barsirini still wears the khaki shalwar, fitted jacket and scarf wrapped around his waist.

From Barron's

In Monfalcone, Italians in Western clothes mingle with Bangladeshis wearing shalwar kameez and hijabs.

From BBC

Then we drape a bunch of colorful shawls and long printed scarves, abandoned from Mama’s old shalwar kameez collection, over the tops.

From Literature

His impeccable grooming was at odds with the mismatched socks peeking from beneath his shalwar kameez.

From Salon

Most wore jeans and T-shirts, or cream shalwar kameez - a knee-length shirt with a pair of loose-fitting trousers common in South Asia.

From Washington Times