Etymology

ajvar

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Today it means: A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian àjvār
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  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromàjvār“ajvar, caviar”
  2. English todayajvar

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian àjvār (“ajvar, caviar”). Doublet of caviar.

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