bottarga

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bottarga. Doublet of tarek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

bottarga (usually uncountable, plural bottargas)

  1. A Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
    • 2007 May 22, Steve Jenkins, “Culinary Adventures in the Customs Lane”, in New York Times‎:
      In case you’re wondering, my foodstuff was about six pounds of bottarga.

Translations

Italian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُطَارِخ (buṭāriḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /botˈtar.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -arɡa
  • Hyphenation: bot‧tàr‧ga

Noun

bottarga f (plural bottarghe)

  1. a Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
  2. botargo
  3. salted mullet roe

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