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Vinony

caviar

noun

  1. salt-cured fish-eggs of the Acipenseridae family
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ / /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French caviar, from Venetan caviaro (earlier found as Italian caviale), probably by way of Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار (xāwyār). Doublet of ajvar.

  1. Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
  2. Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste.