sterlet

American  

[stur-lit] / ˈstɜr lɪt /

noun

1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.

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sterlet British  

/ ˈstɜːlɪt /

noun

1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of seas and rivers in N Asia and E Europe: used as a food fish and a source of caviar

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Etymology

Origin of sterlet

1585–95; < Russian stérlyad', Old Russian sterlyagi (plural) < German Störling a small sturgeon, equivalent to Stör sturgeon ( Middle High German stör ( e ), stür ( e ), Old High German stur ( i ) o; cf. sturgeon) + -ling -ling ¹

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Example Sentences

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sterlet

In Europe, there are four remaining sturgeon species, including Beluga, Russian, stellate, and sterlet, that are capable of producing caviar.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023

Anything more delicious it would be difficult to imagine; and we began to revise our opinion of the sterlet.

From Russian Rambles by Isabel Florence Hapgood

The sturgeon of course comes into the menu of many Russian dinners, and also the sterlet, cooked in white wine and served with shrimp sauce.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis

We followed their proceedings with deep interest, being curious to learn the secret of the genuine "amber sterlet soup."

From Russian Rambles by Isabel Florence Hapgood

Here is a bream; there a lump of sterlet.

From The Talking Beasts by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

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