پوره

Persian

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? pūra
Dari reading? pūra
Iranian reading? pure
Tajik reading? pura

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French purée.

Noun

پوره • (pure)

  1. (Iran) puree
  2. (Iran) mashed potatoes

Etymology 2

Adjective

پوره • (pūra)

  1. (Dari) whole

Adverb

پوره • (pūra)

  1. (Dari) wholly, completely
  2. (Dari) thoroughly, exactly

Etymology 3

From Middle Iranian *pūrag. Cognate with Sanskrit पूरिका (pūrikā).

Noun

پوره • (pūra / pure) (Tajik spelling пура)

  1. (obsolete) burek

Derived terms

  • شکرپوره (šakar-pūra / šakar-pure)

Further reading

  • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “پوره”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “پوره”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim