Pashto

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌʃtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(push′tō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Pash•to  (push′tō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language Varietiesan Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
Also, Pushtu, Pushto. Also called Afghan, Afghani. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pashto, Pushto / ˈpʌʃtəʊ/Pushtu
  1. a language of Afghanistan and NW Pakistan, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family: since 1936 the official language of Afghanistan
  2. ( -to, -tos, -tu, -tus) a speaker of the Pashto language; a Pathan
  1. denoting or relating to this language or a speaker of it
'Pashto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Afghan - Afghani - Afghanistan - Iranian - Pathan - Pushto - Pushtu

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