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caviare

caviare

1 9.5
Salted fish eggs from large fish served as a luxury food
  • noun
  • /ˈkæv.i.ɑr/
  • UK
translation icon : caviar
  • The chef garnished the blinis with sour cream and a spoonful of caviare.

Examples

  • Do you like caviare with your champagne?

  • She served caviare on toast at the party.

  • Many considered caviare a symbol of luxury at formal events.

  • She ordered a small dish of caviare with toast points for the appetizer.

  • At the fancy restaurant, I ordered toast topped with caviare as an appetizer.

  • The guests enjoyed caviare on crackers during the cocktail hour.

  • She served caviare with blinis and sour cream at the elegant party.

Synonyms

caviar
vscaviare
91 7.2

Salted eggs from large fish that people eat as a special expensive food

is the same meaning but a different spelling used in some regions
beluga caviar
vscaviare
3 8.9

A luxury food made of fish eggs from the beluga sturgeon

is the general term for salted fish eggs not limited to one species
Yorkshire caviar
vscaviare
  • UK
9.1

A local special food of fish eggs from Yorkshire served at celebrations

is the common salted roe term not specific to a region

How Luxurious

caviare
  • UK
1 9.5
roe
3 7.1

Surface Forms

caviare singular
caviares plural

Etymology

Caviare came into English from French and Turkish and originally meant 'fish eggs' or 'roe'. That's why caviare still means the salty, luxury 'fish eggs' often served as a small, special dish.