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iˌɑr, ˌkæv noun
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
Also, cav·i·are.
Origin:
1585–95; apparently back formation from caviarie (taken, perhaps rightly, as caviar + plural ending, Latin or Italian -i), of uncertain origin; compare Italian caviaro, Turkish havyar
1585–95; apparently back formation from caviarie (taken, perhaps rightly, as caviar + plural ending, Latin or Italian -i), of uncertain origin; compare Italian caviaro, Turkish havyar
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caviar or caviare (ˈkævɪˌɑː, ˌkævɪˈɑː, ˈkævɪˌɑː, ˌkævɪˈɑː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the salted roe of sturgeon, esp the beluga, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre | |
| [C16: from earlier cavery, from Old Italian caviari, plural of caviaro caviar, from Turkish havyār] | |
| caviare or caviare | |
| —n | |
| [C16: from earlier cavery, from Old Italian caviari, plural of caviaro caviar, from Turkish havyār] | |
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Word Origin & History
caviar
c.1560, from Fr. caviar, from It. or Turk., from Pers. khaviyar, from khaya "egg" (from M.Pers. khayak "egg," from Old Iranian *qvyaka-, dim. of *avya-, from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg") + dar "bearing."
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Example sentences
Paddlefish were once an important commercial species and even replaced sturgeon as the major source of eggs for caviar.
The eggs of certain fish, mainly sturgeon, are prepared as a delicacy known as caviar.
And the roe or eggs of the sturgeon were prepared through a salting process to become caviar.
Of all of the dishes, only the olive caviar was left uneaten.
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