CAVIARE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caviare mean? 

• CAVIARE (noun)
  The noun CAVIARE has 1 sense:

1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

  Familiarity information: CAVIARE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAVIARE (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("caviare" 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 "caviare"):

beluga caviar (roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued)

 Context examples 

“They carry caviare and certain very noble spices from the Levant aboard of ships from Genoa,” quoth Sir Oliver.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)