caviar

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/
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/ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ · /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/

Definition of caviar

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
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noun

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

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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.

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