Etymology

From Arabic زَعْفَرَان ‎(zaʿfarān), from Persian *زرپران ‎(zar-parân, literally “with golden leafs”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡zaf.feˈra.no/, [d̪͡z̪äffe̞ˈr̺äːn̺o̞]
• Hyphenation: zaf‧fe‧rà‧no