Etymology

botargo

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Today it means: Bottarga; a cake or sausage made from salted mullet roe. Full definition →

Occitan boutargo ← Arabic بُطَارِخ
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  1. Arabic · derived fromبُطَارِخ
  2. Occitan · borrowed fromboutargo
  3. English todaybotargo

From Occitan boutargo, from Arabic بُطَارِخ (buṭāriḵ). Doublet of bottarga and tarek.

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