(also shal·war ) / sʌlˈwɑː(r); NAmE / noun
light loose trousers / pants that are tight around the ankles, sometimes worn by S Asian women :
a salwar kameez (= a salwar worn with a kameez )
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WORD ORIGIN
from Persian and Urdu šalwār .
(also shal·war ) / sʌlˈwɑː(r); NAmE / noun
light loose trousers / pants that are tight around the ankles, sometimes worn by S Asian women :
a salwar kameez (= a salwar worn with a kameez )
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WORD ORIGIN
from Persian and Urdu šalwār .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005