(caviar)

  • 21caviar — Beluga Be*lu ga (b[ e]*l[=u] g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22caviar — (ka vi ar) s. m. Aliment composé d oeufs de grand esturgeon pressés et salés ; il est très recherché dans le nord. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   D entrée de table, ilz luy offrent caviat, boutargues, anchois, RAB. Pant. IV, 60. •   Fait jeter en leur …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 23caviar — also caviare noun Etymology: earlier cavery, caviarie, from obsolete Italian caviari, plural of caviaro, from Turkish havyar Date: circa 1560 1. processed salted roe of large fish (as sturgeon) 2. something considered too …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 24caviar — 1) the prepared and salted roe of sturgeons (Acipenser, Huso), or broadly construed, the similarly treated roe of other fishes such as Salmonidae and Cyclopteridae. Only salted sturgeon eggs can be labeled caviar in the U.S.A. The eggs are… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 25caviar — [[t]kæ̱viɑː(r)[/t]] caviars also caviare N MASS Caviar is the salted eggs of a fish called a sturgeon. Caviar is very expensive …

    English dictionary

  • 26caviar — {{#}}{{LM C07708}}{{〓}} {{[}}caviar{{]}} ‹ca·viar› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Comida que consiste en huevas de esturión frescas, aderezadas con sal y prensadas: • En la fiesta nos sirvieron canapés de caviar iraní.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 27caviar — Hausen Hau sen (h[add] s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso} syn. {Huso huso}) from the region of the Black Sea; also called {Beluga}. It is sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality {caviar}. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28CAVIAR — s. m. Nom qu on donne à des oeufs d esturgeon salés. On fait beaucoup de caviar en Russie …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 29caviar — cav|i|ar [ kævi,ar ] noun uncount fish eggs eaten as food, usually spread on bread. In many countries caviar is considered to be a special and expensive food, eaten mainly by rich people …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30caviar — [ kavɪα:] (also caviare) noun the pickled roe of sturgeon or other large fish, eaten as a delicacy. Origin C16: from Ital. caviale (earlier caviaro) or Fr. caviar, prob. from med. Gk khaviari …

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