English Explanatory Dictionary

caviar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caviar.wav

Word forms

caviar caviars caviare

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.

Related words

malosol

Derived words

beluga caviar black caviar Carolina caviar caviarlike caviar spoon caviar to the general cowboy caviar gauche caviar green caviar poor man's caviar red caviar salmon caviar Texas caviar Yorkshire caviar
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