botargo

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noun

Bottarga; a cake or sausage made from salted mullet roe.

OriginOccitan boutargo ← Arabic بُطَارِخ →
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Meanings

nounbotargo (plural botargos or botargoes)

plural botargos · plural botargoes · alternative puttargo

  1. Bottarga; a cake or sausage made from salted mullet roe.

Origin

  1. Arabicبُطَارِخ
  2. Occitanboutargo
  3. Englishbotargo

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

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APA

botargo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botargo

MLA

“botargo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botargo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “botargo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/botargo.

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