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salwar kameez

British  
/ ˈsælwɑː ˌkæmiːz /

noun

  1. a long tunic worn over a pair of baggy trousers, usually worn by women, esp in Pakistan

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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

He wore a traditional blue salwar kameez and put on a white turban, wound in a special way.

From BBC

Naima peeked at him from behind the curtain, fiddling with the white ribbon she kept hidden on her wrist under the long sleeve of her salwar kameez.

From Literature

Naima pulled the white ribbon from under the sleeve of her salwar kameez.

From Literature

Silently she took off her salwar kameez and put on the boy’s clothes, tucking her braid carefully under the cap.

From Literature