(ˈ)nau̇|rüz noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Persian naurūz, naurōz, literally, new day, from nau new + rūz, rōz day, from Old Persian raucha-; akin to Sanskrit nava new & to Sanskrit rocate he shines — more at new , light
: the Persian New Year's Day celebrated at the vernal equinox as a day of great festivity