سشوار

What it means

سشوار (seshvâr) means “hairdryer,” the handheld electric device that blows hot air to dry and style hair. It is a loanword from French séchoir (a dryer), and like many French borrowings in Persian, it kept the French sound and slotted straight into everyday speech. There is no common native Persian replacement, so سشوار is simply the normal word everyone uses at home and at the hair salon (آرایشگاه).

How to use it

• سشوار رو روشن کن (seshvâr ro roshan kon) “turn on the hairdryer”
• موهام رو با سشوار خشک کردم (muhâm ro bâ seshvâr khoshk kardam) “I dried my hair with the hairdryer”
• سشوار جدید خریدم (seshvâr-e jadid kharidam) “I bought a new hairdryer”
• صدای سشوار خیلی بلنده (sedâ-ye seshvâr kheyli bolande) “the sound of the hairdryer is very loud”

Cultural note

A سشوار is a standard fixture in Iranian homes and salons. At the آرایشگاه, a brushout with a سشوار for a smooth, voluminous finish is a routine part of getting ready for weddings and parties.

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab