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PERSIAN DICTIONARY

FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING STUDENTS

Persian-English; English-Persian

by Chérie Phillips, NovaStoic Priest
Theoretical Philosopher

 Copyright © 2004 by Cherie Phillips.
All Rights Reserved.  UCC Universal Copyright Convention.

 

       
       

ENGLISH - PERSIAN

       

FOOD

       
TRANSLITERATION ALTERNATIVE PERSIAN SCRIPT ENGLISH
       
bādām     almond
sib     apple
āb-e sib       apple juice
nānavāyi     bakery
mowz moz   banana
reyhān     basil, Iranian
gusht-e gāv     beef
chesm-e bolboli     black eyed peas <nightingale eyes>
nān nun   bread
nān-e tāftun nun-   bread (flat)
nān-e barbari nun-   bread (rectangular) <like sangak and thick with ridges>
nān-e sefid nun-   bread (white)
nān-e sangak nun-   bread <cooked on small pebbles>
nān-e lavāsh nun-   bread <thin, delicate kind of taftun> <paper thin, white, crisp>
sangak nan-e sangak   bread baked on small stones
nān-e babari      bread rectangular <thicker than sangak> <heavily ridged>
sobhane     breakfast
kabāb mikonam     broil (I); charcoal-broiled
kāfe     cafe
keyk     cake
keyk-e tavallod     cake:  birthday cake
keyk-e a'rusi     cake:  wedding cake
karafs     celery
panir     cheese
panir-e tāze     cheese <unaged>
nokhod     chickpeas
shokolāt shokulāt; shukulāt   chocolate
gorme sabzi     chopped greens
morakkabāt morakabāt   citrus fruit
qahve     coffee
kompot     compote; fruits cooked in syrup
biskuit     cookie
geshniz gashniz   coriander; polow served with white fish
kerāker     cracker(s)
kerem karamel creme caramel
khiār     cucumbers
mastokhiar     cucumbers <grated> and yogurt
khormā     date; dates
shevid shivit   dill fresh
sabzi polow     dill; greens; scallions
lima amāni     dried limes
khoresh-e fesenjan khoresh-e fesenjun   duck; chicken or meatballs; pomegranate and walnut khoresh
āb paz tokhm-e morq-e āb paz اب پز egg (boiled)
tokhm-e morq-e āb paz āb paz   egg (boiled)
tokhm-e morq     egg (chicken)
kuku     egg dish; omelet
bādmijān     eggplant
khoresh-e bādemjun     eggplant stew
kuku sabzi     eggs with lettuce
baqali  baqala   fava beans
shambalile     fenugreek (leaf)
māhi     fish
māhi ye tāz-e     fish:  fresh fish
halvā     flour; sugar <used for rice pudding>
mive     fruit
angur     grapes <sing. and pl.>
sabzi     greens (finely chopped)
chelow-khoresh khorest   gumbo <thick stew served over rice>
a'sal     honey
āb-e-mive     juice
āb limu     juice:  concentrated lime juice
kebāb      kebab
shislik kebāb     kebab <American style>
juje kabāb     kebab with chicken
kebāb-e barg     kebab with chunks of meat
kebāb-e kubide     kebab with ground meat
chelow kabāb     kebab with meat and rice
khoresh-e karafs     khoresh:  celery khoresh
qorme sabzi     khoresh:  green herb
khoresh-e qeyme     khoresh:  potato and dried yellow pea khoresh
khoresh-e alu     khoresh:  sour plum khoresh
gusht-e gusfand     lamb
koresh-e karqs     lamb and celery seasoned
baqali polow     lamb and fava beans
ālbālu polow     lamb and sour cherries
eslamboli polow     lamb and tomatoes
khoresh-e bademjan koresh-e bademjun   lamb or chicken sauteed with onions; tomatoes and eggplant
khroesh-e ālu     lamb or chicken stewed with sour plums
khoresh-e qeyme     lamb seasoned
lubia polow     lamb with green beans and tomatoes
tār-e tare   leeks <small Iranian>
limu     lime
nahar     lunch <principal meal of the day>
sham     meal:  lighter meal than nahar
gusht     meat
kotlet kotlet-ekubide   meat bread patties
shir     milk
na’     mint
roghan     oil <cooking>
zeytun     olive
roghan-e zeytun     olive oil
kuku     omelet; egg dish
piyāz     onion
porteqāl     orange <fruit>
portoqāl porteqāl; narenji   orange <fruit>
ja'fari     parsley (flat leaf)
lappe     peas:  yellow split peas
felfel     pepper
peste     pistachio nut
gowje goje   plum; tomato
anār     pomegranate
sig-e zamini sig zamini   potatoes
toropche     radishes
keshmesh     raisins
berenj     rice
polo polow   rice pilaff <cooked, mixed rice with meat and vegetables>
shirberenj     rice pudding
chelo chelow   rice, white  <cooked>
chelow chelo    rice, white <cooked>
golab     rosewater
namak     salt
sāndvich     sandwich
piāzce     scallions
sabzi polow     scallions; dill; greens
kabāb     skewered meat
sup     soup
ālbālu     sour cherries
ālu     sour plums
espāgeti     spaghetti
abgusht dizi   stew
fesinjān fesinjun   stew
khoresh khoresht   stew; thick sauce
komput     stewed fruit
dolme bādenjān     stuffed eggplant <"n" pronounced as "m">
dolme     stuffed leaves <e.g., grape leaves>
shekar     sugar
neyshekar     sugar cane
ābduqkiār     summer soup
roghan-e āftābgardān     sunflower oil
shirin polow     sweet pilaff <chicken with rice and orange peels>
shirini     sweets; candy; pastries
tarkhan tarkhun   tarragon
chāi chāy   tea
nān-e tost     toast <bread>
gowje farangi goje farangi   tomato
ājil     trail mix <nuts, seeds, and dried fruit>
zardcube     turmeric
vānil     vanilla
sabzi     vegetable
ash     vegetable soup <meat sometimes>
gerdu     walnut (finely chopped)
fesenjān fesenjun   walnut and pomegranate khoresh
hendune     watermelon
sharāb     wine
sharāb sāzi     winery
māst     yogurt
abduq duq   yogurt mixed with water
duq abduq   yogurt mixed with water
       
 
 

 

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