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What is the difference between icing and persian?

icing | persian |

As nouns the difference between icing and persian

is that icing is a sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting while Persian is a person of Iranian descent.

As a verb icing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun Persian is

a family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

As an adjective Persian is

of, from, or pertaining to Persia.

icing

English

Etymology 1

Gerund of the verb . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sweet glaze made primarily of sugar and often flavored, typically used for baked goods; frosting.
  • (ice hockey) A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.
  • The process of forming a layer of ice on a surface.
    • Derived terms
    * butter icing * water icing

    Etymology 2

    From the verb .

    Verb

    (head)
    • ----

    persian

    English

    (wikipedia Persian) (Persian)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A family of languages spoken primarily in Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

    • Usage notes

    * Persian is the name applied to the official language of Iran. This language is also spoken in Tajikistan and some parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. * The name "Farsi" (the local name for Persian) has recently developed currency in English to refer to the dialect spoken in Iran. Afghans usually call it Dari, and the version spoken in Tajikistan is called Tajiki Persian or simply Tajiki.

    See also

    * (fa)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person of Iranian descent.
  • A domestic cat breed.
  • A pastry local to the in Canada often compared to either a cinnamon bun or a donut topped with pink icing.
  • A breed of sheep prized for its lambs' wool.
  • A thin silk fabric, formerly used for linings.
    • (Beck)

    Synonyms

    * (member of the people) Iranian, the word Persian is mostly used in historical contexts.

    Derived terms

    * Dari-Persian * Tajiki-Persian

    See also

    * Farsi * Iranian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
  • Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
  • Of or pertaining to the Persian language.

    • Synonyms

    * (of the people) Iranian

    Derived terms

    * Persian berry * Persian blue * Persian cat * Persian column * Persian cumin * Persian darnel * Persian drill * Persian fire * Persian Gulf * Persian lilac * Persian powder * Persian red * Persian Wars * Persian wheel

    External links

    * English–Persian and Persian–English dictionary * It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are: * * ----