sharara

English

Etymology

From Urdu شرارہ.

Noun

sharara (plural shararas)

1. A pair of loose trousers worn (typically with a kameez and dupatta) by women in South Asia. [from 20th c.]
   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 270:

     She is dressed in a jade-green sharara with pink blossoms embroidered on the fabric.