shalwar kameez

Etymology
From Hindustani /, from Persian, from Arabic.

Noun

 * 1) an outfit worn by men and women in South Asian countries comprising loose trousers and a long shirt
 * 2) * 2002: Basir tended to wear a beige suede parka over his shalwar kameez. &mdash; James Meek, in London Review of Books, 3 January 2002
 * 3) * 2004: But the clientele that morning was mainly veiled wives in black burkas and bearded men wearing shalwar kameez &mdash; The New Yorker, 13 December 2004, p.52