Caviar

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  • noun. The roe of a large fish, especially sturgeon, that is salted, seasoned, and eaten as a delicacy or relish.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A preparation for the table of the roe of certain large fish preserved by salting.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
    • Word Usage
    "Though the term caviar is now widely used to describe any sort of lightly salted loose fish eggs, for many centuries it referred only to loose sturgeon eggs."
    cross-reference
    malosol  
    Equivalent
    caviare  
    Form
    cowboy caviar  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hard roe  roe  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    beluga caviar  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    biscuit  bologna  bouillon  caviare  cracker  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    albumen  anguille  eel  egg  egg white  
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