English

Alternative forms

• salwar kamees
• salwar kameez
• shalwar kamees
• shalwar-kameez

Noun

shalwar kameez

1. 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