پیش‌غذا

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(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]

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

Noun

پیش‌غذا • (piš-ġazâ)

appetizer (start of a meal)
Coordinate terms: خوراک اصلی (xorâk-e asli, “main course”), دسر (deser, “dessert”)