Food and Drink
سبزی
/ sabzi /
noun · herbs, greens
Meaning
معنی۱
The سبزی bowl at Iranian meals is not garnish, it is part of the food. Diners take fresh sprigs of basil, tarragon, mint, and radish with their bread, cheese, and rice. سبزی پلو (herb rice) is the obligatory Nowruz New Year dish, paired with fish. The herb bowl marks the table as Iranian.
In a sentence
مثالسبزی خوردن
sabzi-khordan
table herbs (literally herbs-for-eating)
The company it keeps
همنشینهاYou rarely meet a word alone — here it is, at work beside others.
قورمهسبزی
qorme-sabzi
Iran's iconic herb-and-meat stew
کوکوسبزی
kuku-sabzi
herb frittata, served at Nowruz
آشرشته
âsh-e reshte
noodle-and-herb soup
سبزیفروش
sabzi-forush
greengrocer
In its constellation
در پیوندNo word stands alone. Follow a thread to the words it lives beside — hover to read one, click to open it.
سبزیsabzi
نان و پنیرnân-o panirسال نوsâl-e nowسبزی خوردنsabzi khordanقورمه سبزیghorme sabziمرزهmarzeسبزsabzسبزیsabzi
keeps company with ۶ words