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Persian words that make you laugh! Brand names that entered the Iranian market had their names adapted, changed and warped into something hilarious and usually take on a whole new meaning in Persian.    1. Shalvár Lee: Jeans! 2. Pírex: Tupperware 3. Teflon : Pot/pan 4. Tensoplus : Bandaid 5. Hoover : Vacuum         Do you have any more persian words that were derived from Western brands? Would love to learn more to add to our collection. Email englisifarsi@gmail.com or comment below- we would love to hear from you.        References/image credits: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3 https://iranian.com/Features/1999/August/Gum/index.html https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/egpb0g/til_of_the_origin_of_the_farsi_word_for_chewing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Rimmel /Reddit...

Brand names that entered the Iranian market had their names adapted, changed and warped into something hilarious and usually take on a whole new meaning in Persian. 

1. 'Chesterfield' Popcorn 'chosefíl'

• This word is a mis-pronunciation of the word Chesterfield a brand of popcorn that was imported into Iran. After some deep diving I found some other words for popcorn in Persian.

  پوف فیل pofe fíl [the puff of an elephant]

  ذرت بوداده zorrat búdádeh [corn with a smell/smoke]

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