Definition of kameez in English:
kameez
nounPlural kameezeskəˈmiːz
A long tunic worn by many people from South Asia, typically with a salwar or churidars.
Example sentencesExamples
- It would be absurd to dive into a pool in saree or salvar kameez.
- The groom might wear the traditional North Indian dress of a churidar kameez, or tight leggings made of silk or fine cotton, and a long shirt, or opt for a western-style suit.
- Only in her salwaar kameez, she felt extremely cold and then she remembered that she had argued with her parents about her needing no sweater.
- Shalwar kameez were included in the code, in order to provide an option for the number of Muslim girls attending Denbigh High School.
- Put on that pink salwaar kameez we got from India.
- Mostly into Indian wear, the designs here range from the popular three-piece salwar kameez to Indo-western styles and churidar kameez.
Origin
From Arabic qamīṣ, perhaps from late Latin camisia (see chemise).