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sherwani

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A formal, long-sleeved outer garment with a standup collar worn by men in South Asia, buttoning up to the neck and ending at or below the knee.

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  • noun A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by man, over a shalwar kameez, in parts of India and Pakistan

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hindi śerwānī and Urdu šerwānī.]

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Via Urdu, from the name of a town in Persia. Hindi: शेरवानी, Urdu: شیروانی

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