different between dupatta vs sharara

English

Borrowed from Hindi ??????? (dupa???), from Sanskrit.

dupatta (plural dupattas)

(South Asia) A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc. [from 17th c.]
- 2011, Deepika Phukan, translating Arupa Patangia Kalita, The Story of Felanee:
  Her dupatta slipped from her shoulders, as he encircled her waist with one hand.

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sharara (plural shararas)

A pair of loose trousers worn, with a kameez and dupatta, by woman in parts of India and Pakistan.

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