قوری
قوری (quri) is the everyday Persian word for teapot. You will find one on every Iranian tea table, always ready to brew strong black tea over a samovar.
Glossary
کتری
کتری (ketri) means “kettle” and is a loanword from English “kettle.” It is the standard Persian word for the stovetop or electric vessel used to boil water for tea.
چرخ گوشت
چرخ گوشت (charkh-gusht) means “meat grinder” or “mincer.” A pure Persian compound of charkh (wheel, mechanism) and gusht (meat), it is the standard kitchen term across Iran.
ترازو
ترازو (tarâzu) is the Persian word for a scale or balance used for weighing. Pure Persian in origin, it is used in kitchens, markets, and pharmacies across Iran.
رومیزی
رومیزی (rumizi) means “tablecloth” or “table runner.” A pure Persian compound built from ru (on) and miz (table), it is the standard word for any cloth that covers a dining table.
سینی
سینی (sini) means “tray” and comes from the Arabic صِينِيّ, originally meaning “Chinese,” reflecting a long history of fine Chinese-ware imports along trade routes into Iran.
کاسه
کاسه (kâse) is the everyday Persian word for a bowl. A staple of the Iranian kitchen, it appears in cooking, serving, and dozens of familiar phrases and proverbs.
فنجان
فنجان (fenjân) is the Persian word for a small cup used for tea or coffee, borrowed from Arabic فِنْجَان (finjân). It carries a strong cultural association with hospitality and the ritual of sharing a hot drink.
لیوان
لیوان (livân) means “glass” or “drinking cup” in Persian. The word comes from the name of Livan, a village in East Azerbaijan historically known for its pottery production.
بشقاب
بشقاب (boshqâb) means “plate” or “dish” and was borrowed into Persian from Azerbaijani Turkic. It is the standard word for the flat tableware you serve food on.