پیش‌غذا

Persian

Etymology

From پیش (piš, “front, before”) +‎ غذا (ġazâ, “food”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /peːʃ.ɣa.ˈzaː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.ɣä.zɑː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.ɣä.zɑː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.ɣä.zɑː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰeːʃ.ɣä.zɔː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiːʃ.ɢæ.zɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeʃ.ʁä.zɔ]

• Rhymes: -aː

Readings
Classical reading?	pēš-ġazā
Dari reading?	pēš-ġazā
Iranian reading?	piš-ġazâ
Tajik reading?	peš-ġazo

Noun

پیش‌غذا • (piš-ġazâ)

1. appetizer (start of a meal)

   Coordinate terms: خوراک اصلی (xorâk-e asli, “main course”), دسر (deser, “dessert”)