sari

Or sa·ree

[sahr-ee]

noun

plural

saris 

1. a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.

sari

/ ˈsɑːrɪ /

noun

1. the traditional dress of women of India, Pakistan, etc, consisting of a very long narrow piece of cloth elaborately swathed around the body

Word History and Origins

Origin of sari¹

1570–80; < Hindi sāṛī < Sanskrit śāṭī

Word History and Origins

Origin of sari¹

C18: from Hindi sārī, from Sanskrit śātī