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Persian words that make you laugh- Western Brands Persianified Part 2

Mona Kiani

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!

shalwar lee persian words you can easily learn learn farsi

2. Pírex: Tupperware

Peerex Tupperware persian words you can easily learn

3. Teflon : Pot/pan

teflon pot

4. Tensoplus : Bandaid

Hoover vacuum persian words you can easily use

5. Hoover : Vacuum 

 Hoover vacuum persian words you can easily use

 

 

 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

 

 



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