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botargo

/ (bəˈtɑːɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -goes

a relish consisting of the roe of mullet or tunny, salted and pressed into rolls

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Word Origin for botargo

C15: from obsolete Italian, from Arabic butarkhah

Words nearby botargo

botanist, botanize, botany, Botany Bay, Botany wool, botargo, botch, botchy, bote, botel, botfly
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