گوارا

Persian

Etymology

From گوار (govâr, present stem of گواریدن (govâridan, “to digest”)) +‎ ـا (-â).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡu.wɑː.ˈɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.wɑː.ɾɑ́ː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.wɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡʊ.wɑː.ɾɑ́ː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡu.wɔː.ɾɔ́ː]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡ̥o.vɒː.ɹɒ́ː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡu.vɔ.ɾɔ́]

Readings
Classical reading?	guwārā
Dari reading?	guwārā
Iranian reading?	govârâ
Tajik reading?	guvoro

Adjective

گوارا • (govârâ)

1. (of food) easily digested; (loosely) delicious, tasty
2. (by extension) pleasant, agreeable

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “گوارا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim