چربو

Persian

Etymology

By surface analysis, (čarb, “fatty, greasy”) +‎ (-u).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɾ.ˈbuː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.búː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.búː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.bú]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰæɹ.búː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰäɾ.bú]

Readings
Classical reading^?	čarbū
Dari reading^?	čarbū
Iranian reading^?	čarbu
Tajik reading^?	čarbu

Noun

چربو • (čarbu)

fat, tallow
alternative form of

Further reading

“چربو”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025