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Meaning of shalwar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʃʌlwɑɹ

Definitions

Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.

plural, singular

Equivalents

العربية سروال
Azərbaycanca şalvar
Български шалвари
Bosanski šalvare шалваре
Čeština šaravary
Deutsch Sarouel Sirwal
Ελληνικά σαλβάρι
Suomi haaremihousut
Français charivari saroual sarouel
हिन्दी सलवार
Hrvatski šalvare шалваре
Magyar salavári
Հայերեն շալվար
ქართული შარვალი
Қазақша шалбар
Bahasa Melayu seluar
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਲਵਾਰ
Polski szarawary
پښتو پرتوګ
Português shalwar
Română șalvari
Русский шальва́ры шаровары
Српски šalvare шалваре
Kiswahili suruali
Türkçe şalvar
Українська шаравари шаровари

Examples

“How I longed to have him (my gardener, not my landlord) wear a great big turban, and shalwars, and an ankle bracelet.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shalwar kameez Shalya Sham Sham Chun sham marriage Sham Shui Po

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