Wiktionary
n. (qualifier: in singular or plural) Loose trousers worn in some South Asian or Islamic countries, especially by women but also by men, especially with a kamees.
WordNet
n. a pair of light loose trousers witha tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez) [syn: salwar]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "shalwar".
ISI agents dressed in tan and gray shalwar Kameez robes and carrying AK-47s took positions outside.
As soon as they came near the border, Ram Das suggested that Helen should now wear the shalwar kameeze of a northern Indian Muslim woman and travel in purdah and he purchased a green tunic, embroidered in gold, matching trousers and a black Burka that covered her from head to toe - a stifling, but even more effective camouflage.
They were now alone, so Helen removed the heavy Burka covering her green and gold shalwar kameeze and lay down on the flowered quilt.
I gave her into her shalwar pants with an adept and mysterious gesture, as if the whole market were spying upon us.
I donned an extra woolen undershirt, wound my thick wool sash tightly around my waist so as to warm my midriff, pulled on my shalwar pants lined with rabbit fur and, as I was leaving the house, turned to discover Shevket in the doorway.
Jana could see the cuffs of deep pink shalwar, half hidden under gold anklets.
During all this commotion, the man in shalwar pants had worked his way up to the counter of the next stall.
The man of many aliases was transforming himself once again, from the bomb maker Rashed into Abdul Basit, a prosperous Pakistani businessman - the very opposite of the decrepit Iraqi refugee in shalwar pants who had arrived at JFK on September 1.
ISI agents dressed in tan and gray shalwar Kameez robes and carrying AK-47s took positions outside.