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saffron meaning in Pashto

زعفران za'farā́n

/ˈsæfɹən/US/ˈsæfɹən/

saffron in Pashto: زعفران (za'farā́n). In English, saffron means a plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.

Pashto words for saffron

saffron
زعفران za'farā́n

English meaning of saffron

  1. noun A plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.
  2. noun A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent.
  3. noun An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt.
  4. adjective Having an orange-yellow colour.

Full definition of saffron

saffron in a sentence

  • saffroned water, saffroned rice
  • Or warts, or wheales, it hangs upon her skinne.

Synonyms of saffron

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Questions about saffron in Pashto

What is the meaning of saffron in Pashto?
Saffron in Pashto is زعفران (za'farā́n).
saffron په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Saffron: زعفران (za'farā́n).
What does saffron mean in English?
Saffron means a plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.

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Pashto words from Wiktionary's Pashto entries whose English meaning is “saffron”: زعفران. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: saffron (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Pashto words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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