sherwani

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Borrowed from Urdu شیروانی/Hindi शेरवानी, from the name of a town in Persia.

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