caviar
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). Doublet of ajvar.
Pronunciation
- (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/
- (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Noun
caviar (countable and uncountable, plural caviars)
- Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- (figurative) Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.
Derived terms
Translations
roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
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red caviar — see ikra
See also
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).
Pronunciation
Noun
caviar m (plural caviars)
Further reading
- “caviar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “caviar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “caviar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).
Pronunciation
Noun
caviar m (plural caviars)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “caviar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ca‧vi‧ar
Noun
caviar m (plural caviares)
Derived terms
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).
Pronunciation
Noun
caviar n (uncountable)
- caviar
- Synonym: icre negre
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | caviar | caviarul |
| genitive-dative | caviar | caviarului |
| vocative | caviarule | |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr).
Pronunciation
Noun
caviar m (plural caviares)
Further reading
- “caviar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10