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[ kav -ee-ahr, kav-ee-ahr ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæv iˌɑr, ˌkæv iˈɑr / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
Origin of caviar 1585–95; apparently back formation from caviarie (taken, perhaps rightly, as caviar + plural ending, Latin or Italian -i ), of uncertain origin; compare Italian caviaro, Turkish havyar
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Example sentences from the Web for caviar They ate stuffed turkey, caviar , fresh salmon, and smoked trout.
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He had pigeons flown in from Cairo and a fridge permanently full of caviar .
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That was the highest token of esteem, for caviar is not a home product; one has to buy it.
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Then you spread butter on a small slice of raisin bread, and cover it with a liberal portion of caviar .
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Mingle cream with the caviar , and none who eats will have cause to complain.
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He stabbed at his canap of caviar with his fork as if he hated it, ate but a morsel of it, and turned aside in his chair.
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With reduced speed we went toward the “caviar sandwich,” as Petersen called the dark spotted surface before us.
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British Dictionary definitions for caviar (1 of 2) noun the salted roe of sturgeon, esp the beluga, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Word Origin for caviar C16: from earlier cavery, from Old Italian caviari, plural of caviaro caviar, from Turkish havyār
British Dictionary definitions for caviar (2 of 2) n acronym for Cinema and Video Industry Audience Research
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