caviar

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.

Synonyms

caviare

roe

fish eggs

Translations

caviale

Kaviar

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kaviaar

caviar

caviar

χαβιάρι

havyar

كافيار

كَافْيَار

steurkuit

caviar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/

Etymology

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.