kameez

/kəˈmiːz/

Other forms: kameezes

The long shirt that's worn by many people in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan is called a kameez. Both men and women traditionally wear the kameez.

A kameez fits like a tunic, long and fairly slim, and can have either a traditional, rounded collar, or a Western-style collar. If you wear a kameez in India, you can pair it with jeans, or with salwar (also called shalwar) — pajama-like pants. This typically Indian outfit is referred to as salwar kameez. The word kameez comes from the Arabic Qameez.

Definitions of kameez

1. noun

   a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)
   type of:

   tunic

   any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees