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roe

roe

1 6.9
A mass of eggs from sea animals with hard shells like crabs or shrimp that people eat
  • noun
  • /roʊ/
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  • The head of the crab is always the best, as it contains all the roe. As shown in the above pic, there was plenty of it.

Examples

  • Even traditional "salt," which could include salt evaporated from the sea, plant ash, sea vegetables, or salty foods like roe, contains trace minerals such as iron, manganese, zinc, and copper.

    Academic text (2004)

  • She plucked the can of caviar from Napitano's lap, dug two fingers in, and brought them out thick with glistening black roe.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Seeking other sources of roe, the joint-venture fishery moved to another large spawning assemblage of pollock near Bogoslof Island in the eastern Aleutian Basin of the BSAI region.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The chef recommended the fresh lobster roe as a delicacy in the seafood dish.

  • Many sushi restaurants serve salmon roe as a popular topping for rice.

  • For the appetizer, they prepared a spread using crab roe mixed with cream and herbs.

Synonyms

spawn
vsroe
25 5.3

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

is limited to crustacean egg masses often harvested for food
coral
vsroe
1 8.8

The eggs inside a lobster that turn red when cooked and are used to add color and flavor

is a broader term for crustacean egg masses used as food

Compounds

shad roe
1 9.5

Eggs from a shad fish that are cooked and eaten

roe deer
  • UK
1 6.1

A small graceful deer with short forked antlers

hard roe
7.2

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

Richard Roe
  • Jargon
8.4

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

soft roe
  • Specialized
8.6

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

How Valuable

delicacy
37 6.3
roe
1 6.9
spawn
25 5.3

Surface Forms

roe singular
roes plural

Etymology

Roe originally meant the 'eggs' or 'spawn' of sea animals in old northern European languages, so it also names the egg masses of shellfish like crabs, shrimp, and lobsters that people eat. That's why lobster or shrimp roe is called by the same word as fish eggs.