caviar

== English == === Alternative forms === caviare === 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. === Pronunciation === (rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈkæv.iˌɑɹ/ (non-rhotic) IPA(key): /ˈkæv.iˌɑː/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) === Noun === caviar (countable and uncountable, plural caviars) Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. (figurative) Something whose flavor is too fine for the vulgar taste. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: キャビア (kyabia) → Korean: 캐비아 (kaebia), 캐비어 (kaebieo) → Welsh: cafiâr, cafiar ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== caviar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia malosol === References === === Anagrams === Air Cav, Avaric, variac == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kə.βiˈar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kə.viˈar] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ka.viˈar] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ka.βiˈar] Rhymes: -aɾ === Noun === caviar m (plural caviars) caviar === Further reading === “caviar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “caviar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “caviar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.vjaʁ/ === Noun === caviar m (plural caviars) caviar ==== Derived terms ==== cuillère à caviar ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “caviar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ca‧vi‧ar === Noun === caviar m (plural caviares) caviar ==== Derived terms ==== come ovo e arrota caviar ==== Related terms ==== ova ovo === Further reading === “caviar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “caviar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkaviˈar/ Hyphenation: ca‧vi‧ar === Noun === caviar n (uncountable) caviar Synonym: icre negre ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French caviar, from Italian caviaro or Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Persian خاویار (xâvyâr). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈbjaɾ/ [kaˈβ̞jaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: ca‧viar === Noun === caviar m (plural caviares) caviar (Peru) a leftist, specifically one coming from a wealthy background === Further reading === “caviar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025