Transcription
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- [kav-ee-ahr, kav-ee-ahr]
- /ˈkæv iˌɑr, ˌkæv iˈɑr/
- /ˈkæv.i.ɑːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kav-ee-ahr, kav-ee-ahr]
- /ˈkæv iˌɑr, ˌkæv iˈɑr/
Definitions of caviar word
- variable noun caviar Caviar is the salted eggs of a fish called a sturgeon. 3
- noun caviar the salted roe of sturgeon, esp the beluga, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre 3
- abbreviation CAVIAR Cinema and Video Industry Audience Research 3
- noun caviar the salted eggs of sturgeon, salmon, etc. eaten as an appetizer 3
- noun caviar the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer. 1
- noun caviar The pickled roe of sturgeon or other large fish, eaten as a delicacy. 1
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Origin of caviar
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; apparently back formation from caviarie (taken, perhaps rightly, as caviar + plural ending, Latin or Italian -i), of uncertain origin; compare Italian caviaro, Turkish havyar
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Parts of speech for Caviar
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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caviar popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
caviar usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caviar
noun caviar
- delicacy — Delicacy is the quality of being easy to break or harm, and refers especially to people or things that are attractive or graceful.
- relish — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- roe — the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- spawn — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- ova — plural of ovum.
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