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caviar.

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ//ˈkæv.iˌɑː/
  1. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. A food preparation made through the spherification of a flavorful liquid, resulting in small roe-like balls similar in texture and appearance to caviar.

    countable · uncountable
    apple caviar
  3. Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French caviar, from Venetan caviaro (earlier found as Italian caviale), probably by way of Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار (xāwyār). Doublet of ajvar.

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