caviar
English
[kæviːɑɹ], [kæviːɑː]
noun
Definitions
- Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- (figurative) Something whose flavour is too fine for the vulgar taste.
Etymology
Borrowed from French caviar derived from Italian caviaro, caviale derived from Ottoman Turkish خاویار derived from Persian خاویار.
Origin
Persian
خاویار
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afteregg English
- caviarlike English
- egg English
- egg hunt English
- egg yolk English
- egg-bound English
- egg-shaped English
- eggball English
- eggbeater English
- eggbox English
- eggburger English
- eggcrate English
- eggcup English
- egger English
- eggery English
- eggette English
- eggfruit English
- egghead English
- eggheaded English
- egghot English
- eggie English
- egglayer English
- egglaying English
- eggless English
- egglike English
- eggman English
- eggmass English
- eggnog English
- eggplant English
- eggshell English
- eggspot English
- eggtimer English
- eggtray English
- eggwhisk English
- eggwoman English
- eggy English
- eggyolk English
- handegg English
- nonegg English
- red English
- red caviar English
- superegg English
- thunderegg English
- Kaviar German
- caviaro Italian
- caviaro, caviale Italian
- caviar French
- kaviar Norwegian Bokmål
- caviar Portuguese
- kaviar Swedish
- キャビア Japanese
- kawior Polish
- kaviar Norwegian Nynorsk
- egge Middle English
- kaviar Danish
- كافيار Arabic
- ajvar Serbo-Croatian
- caviar Catalan, Valencian
- caviar Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- خاویار Persian
- cafiar Welsh
- cafiâr Welsh
- havyar Turkish
- خاویار Ottoman Turkish
- salted egg Chinese
- caviaro Venetian
- χαβιάρι gkm
- *Hāwyám Proto-Iranian
- խաւիար Middle Armenian
- caviaro roa-oit
- igi Aukan
- egg
- red
- eggy
- eggie
- egger
- nonegg
- eggery
- eggcup
- eggnog
- eggbox
- eggman
- egghot
- egglike
- eggette
- eggball
- eggmass
- egghead
- handegg
- eggless
- eggyolk
- eggspot
- eggtray
- eggcrate
- eggplant
- egglayer
- superegg
- afteregg
- eggwhisk
- egg hunt
- eggfruit
- egg yolk
- eggwoman
- eggshell
- eggtimer
- egglaying
- egg-bound
- eggbeater
- eggburger
- eggheaded
- egg-shaped
- red caviar
- caviarlike
- thunderegg