caviare
pronunciation
How to pronounce caviare in British English:
UK [ˌkævɪɑ:]
How to pronounce caviare in American English:
US [ˌkævɪ'ɑ]
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- Noun:
- salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Word Origin
- caviare
- caviare: [16] Caviare is of Turkish origin; it comes from Turkish khāvyār. It spread from there to a number of European languages, including Italian caviale and French caviar, many of which contributed to the rather confusing diversity of forms in 16th-, 17th-, and early 18th-century English: cavialy, cavery, caveer, gaveare, etc. By the mid-18th century caviare or caviar had become the established spellings. Ironically, although caviare is quintessentially a Russian delicacy, Russian does not have the word caviare; it uses ikrá.
Example
- 1. Perhaps some caviare can tempt your jaded palate .
- 2. Pick mo 's art is caviare to the general .
- 3. I told the waiter by all means to bring caviare and the cheapest dish on the menu .
- 4. I told the waiter by all means to bring black caviare and the cheapest dish on the menu .