caviar

or cav·i·are

[ kav-ee-ahr, kav-ee-ahr ]
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noun
  1. the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.

Origin of caviar

1
First recorded in 1585–95; apparently back formation from caviarie, perhaps from obsolete Italian caviari, plural of caviaro (modern Italian caviale ), of disputed origin; apparently from Turkish havyar, from Persian

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How to use caviar in a sentence

  • caviar would be one-twenty-five per person; for seven would be eight-seventy-five.

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • Zhoost a little cocktel, and some caviar d'Astrakhan to begin; and perhaps a little broth; ah, better!

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • He stabbed at his canap of caviar with his fork as if he hated it, ate but a morsel of it, and turned aside in his chair.

    What Will People Say? | Rupert Hughes
  • Mingle cream with the caviar, and none who eats will have cause to complain.

    The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • What of the almond—the almond mingled with caviar and cayenne?

    The Feasts of Autolycus | Elizabeth Robins Pennell

British Dictionary definitions for caviar (1 of 2)

caviar

caviare

/ (ˈkævɪˌɑː, ˌkævɪˈɑː) /


noun
  1. the salted roe of sturgeon, esp the beluga, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

Origin of caviar

1
C16: from earlier cavery, from Old Italian caviari, plural of caviaro caviar, from Turkish havyār

British Dictionary definitions for CAVIAR (2 of 2)

CAVIAR

/ (ˈkævɪˌɑː) /


n acronym for
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