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 ashalwar 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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