CAVIAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does caviar mean? • CAVIAR (noun)
The noun CAVIAR has 1 sense:
1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Familiarity information: CAVIAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAVIAR (noun)
Meaning:
Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
caviar; caviare
Hypernyms ("caviar" is a kind of...):
hard roe; roe (fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caviar"):
beluga caviar (roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued)
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