roe

Examples

• All

• In Japan, sushi often features roe as a prized topping for its unique flavor.

• In Oregon, only Yaquina Bay has a large enough spawning stock to support a roe fishery, and takes are comparatively small.

  Academic text (2000)

• There are two methods for harvesting the roe in the San Francisco Bay.

  Academic text (2003)

• The most valuable part of the catch is the roe, which is a traditional delicacy in Japan.

  Academic text (2003)

• "She showed him the gleaming fish roe wrapped in a cool leaf."

  Fiction book (2001)

• D'Cey spread sturgeon roe on black bread with his thumb.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Adult herring fisheries target roe and are limited to north Puget Sound.

  Academic text (2000)

• My mother had been making carp fillets and carp roe soup for as long as I could remember.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The chef prepared a dish garnished with salmon roe, adding a touch of freshness.

• Many people enjoy cracking the delicate shells of fish roe to savor the tender eggs inside.

Synonyms

S

spawn

vsroe

25 5.3

A mass of eggs that fish, frogs, or snails lay in water

refers to fish eggs mainly considered as food rather than a reproductive mass

H

hard roe

vsroe

7.2

Food that comes from fish eggs or the egg-filled part of a fish with a grainy feel

is the general name for fish eggs eaten as food not naming ripeness

Compounds

S

shad roe

1 9.5

Eggs from a shad fish that are cooked and eaten

R

roe deer

• UK

1 6.1

A small graceful deer with short forked antlers

H

hard roe

7.2

Food that comes from fish eggs or the egg-filled part of a fish with a grainy feel

R

Richard Roe

• Jargon

8.4

A name used in court to refer to an unknown man, often the defendant

S

soft roe

• Specialized

8.6

A soft, creamy part of a fish that holds sperm and people eat

How Valuable

caviar

91 7.2

roe

3 7.1

spawn

25 5.3

Surface Forms

Etymology