Meanings
nounbottarga (usually uncountable, plural bottargas)
plural bottargas · alternative botargo · alternative puttargo · alternative poutargue · alternative boutargue · alternative botarga · alternative batarekh · alternative avgotaraho
- uncountableusuallyA Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
In case you’re wondering, my foodstuff was about six pounds of bottarga.
2007 May 22, Steve Jenkins, “Culinary Adventures in the Customs Lane”, in New York Times
Origin
- Italianbottarga
- Englishbottarga
Borrowed from Italian bottarga. Doublet of tarek.
More words from Italian
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French poutargue, boutargue
- poutargueMediterranean dish
- boutargueMediterranean dish
Greek αβγοτάραχο
- αβγοτάραχο (avgotáracho)Mediterranean dish
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