kameez

British  

/ kəˈmiːz /

noun

1. a long tunic worn in the Indian subcontinent, often with shalwar

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Etymology

Origin of kameez

Urdu kamis , from Arabic qamīs

Example Sentences

It’s about a beautiful sari or a salwar kameez, some light outfit for a puja, because you have to sit for a long time.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Monfalcone, Italians in Western clothes mingle with Bangladeshis wearing shalwar kameez and hijabs.

From BBC

Then we drape a bunch of colorful shawls and long printed scarves, abandoned from Mama’s old shalwar kameez collection, over the tops.

From Literature

His impeccable grooming was at odds with the mismatched socks peeking from beneath his shalwar kameez.

From Salon

Most wore jeans and T-shirts, or cream shalwar kameez - a knee-length shirt with a pair of loose-fitting trousers common in South Asia.

From Washington Times