Sari or saree
Two English spellings of the same garment, taken from the Sanskrit word for a strip of cloth.
Also: sari, saree, sadi, sari spelling
Sari and saree are two spellings in English of the same garment. Both come from the Sanskrit word shati, meaning a strip of cloth, through Prakrit and Hindi, where it is sari with a long final vowel. Sari is the spelling used by most dictionaries and by Wikipedia. Saree is the spelling that Indian shops, makers and websites often use, and it matches the way many people say the word. Neither is wrong. This guide uses saree in its own writing and sari when it names a published article or a title, so that the title can be found.