ajvar
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian àjvār (“ajvar, caviar”). Doublet of caviar.
Pronunciation
Noun
ajvar (uncountable)
- A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.
Translations
a kind of relish
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Via metathesis from Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar). Doublet of kȁvijār.
Pronunciation
Noun
àjvār m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀јва̄р)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | àjvār | ajvari |
| genitive | ajvára | ajvara |
| dative | ajvaru | ajvarima |
| accusative | ajvar | ajvare |
| vocative | ajvaru | ajvari |
| locative | ajvaru | ajvarima |
| instrumental | ajvarom | ajvarima |
References
- “ajvar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Swedish
Noun
ajvar c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ajvar | ajvars |
| definite | ajvaren | ajvarens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |