caviar
nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ//
- //ˈkæv.iˌɑː//
Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
noun
- 1
Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- 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.
apple caviar
- 3
figurativeSomething whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.
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.
Forms
- plural
- caviars
caviar · Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
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