kameez
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of kameez
Urdu kamis , from Arabic qamīs
Example Sentences
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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 • Oct. 8, 2025
Forty-year-old Dilaram, who goes by one name, has already been hard at work with fellow logger Sanaullah for six hours under the fierce summer sun, and their shalwar kameez are soaked through with sweat.
From Scientific American • Apr. 26, 2023
His impeccable grooming was at odds with the mismatched socks peeking from beneath his shalwar kameez.
From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022
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 • Nov. 26, 2022
She’s carefully resting on an airport chair, trying not to wrinkle her fancy maroon-and-black shalwar kameez.
From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan
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