ajvar

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US/ˈaɪ.vɑɹ/

noun

A relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.

OriginSerbo-Croatian àjvār →
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Meanings

nounajvar (uncountable)

alternative ayvar

  1. uncountableA relish made principally out of red bell peppers, sometimes with eggplant, garlic and chili pepper, predominantly popular in the Western Balkans.

Origin

  1. Serbo-Croatianàjvār“ajvar, caviar”
  2. Englishajvar

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

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Translations

Hindi अयवार
  • अयवार (ayvār)a kind of relish
Hungarian ajvár
  • ajvára kind of relish
Japanese アイバル
  • アイバル (Aibaru)a kind of relish
Polish ajwar
  • ajwara kind of relish
Russian айва́р
  • айва́р (ajvár)a kind of relish
Swedish ajvar
  • ajvara kind of relish
Turkish ayvar
  • ayvara kind of relish

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vajrajvara
Cite this entry
APA

ajvar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajvar

MLA

“ajvar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajvar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ajvar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ajvar.

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