shalwar

• salwar, salvar, shalvar, shulwar, shulwaur

From Urdu شلوار‎ (śalvār), from Persian شلوار‎ (šalvâr).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌlvɑɹ/

shalwar (plural shalwars)

1. (in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.
   • 1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire:

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

   Synonyms: galligaskins, sherryvallies

• shalwar-kameez

• sharwal