sari

noun

sa·​ri ˈsär-ē 

variants or less commonly saree

: a garment of southern Asian women that consists of several yards of lightweight cloth draped so that one end forms a skirt and the other a head or shoulder covering

Illustration of sari

Examples of sari in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every few months, there would be a white polyester shirt, brown pants, and a red silk sari, and these the woman would not beat with a stick like the women did with their cotton clothes. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

There were no sari-Barbies or obvious references to Indian occasion or wedding wear. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

The bride followed a tradition of wearing red for her Indian ceremony the next day, choosing a red Sabyasachi sari with vintage motifs of rickshaws and gramophones. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

By the grace of God for your mother and her Church, Trust the process for theirs; a sari or a muumuu or a bubu in her temple, Lululemon or Lilly Pulitzer in theirs. — Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu sāṛī, from Sanskrit śāṭī strip of cloth

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sari

• chary
• mari
• sorry
• starry
• acari
• behari
• bihari
• chiari
• harari
• safari
• tamari
• calamari

Kids Definition

sari

noun

sa·​ri

variants also saree

ˈsär-ē 

: a garment worn by women in southern Asia that consists of a long cloth draped around the body and head or shoulder