Meanings
nouncaviar (countable and uncountable, plural caviars)
plural caviars · alternative caviare
- countableuncountablecookingA food preparation made through the spherification of a flavorful liquid, resulting in small roe-like balls similar in texture and appearance to caviar.
apple caviar
Synonyms: sphere
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nounA food preparation made through the spherification of a flavorful liquid, resulting in small roe-like balls similar in texture and appearance to caviar.
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nounsalted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
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Origin
- Classical Persianخَاوْیَار
- Ottoman Turkishخاویار
- Venetancaviaro
- Middle Frenchcaviar
- Englishcaviar
Borrowed from Middle French caviar, from Venetan caviaro (earlier found as Italian caviale), probably by way of Ottoman Turkish خاویار (havyar), from Classical Persian خَاوْیَار (xāwyār). Doublet of ajvar.
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Arabic كَافْيَار, خِبْيَارِيّ
- كَافْيَار (kavyār)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- خِبْيَارِيّ (ḵibyāriyy)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Bulgarian хайве́р, че́рен хайве́р
- хайве́р (hajvér)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- че́рен хайве́р (čéren hajvér)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- чер хайве́р (čer hajvér)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Catalan caviar
- caviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Chinese Cantonese 魚籽醬; 魚子醬 /鱼籽酱, 鱼子酱
- 魚籽醬; 魚子醬 /鱼籽酱roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- 鱼子酱 (jyu⁴ zi² zoeng³)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Chinese Mandarin 魚子醬 /鱼子酱
- 魚子醬 /鱼子酱 (yúzǐjiàng)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Czech kaviár
- kaviárroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Danish kaviar
- kaviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Dutch kaviaar
- kaviaarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Esperanto kaviaro
- kaviaroroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Finnish kaviaari
- kaviaariroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
French caviar
- caviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
German Kaviar
- Kaviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Greek χαβιάρι, χαβιάρι
- χαβιάρι (chaviári)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- χαβιάρι (khabiári)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- χαβιάριον (khabiárion)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- χαβάρᾱ (khabárā)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Hindi कावीयार
- कावीयार (kāvīyār)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Hungarian kaviár, ikra
- kaviárroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- ikraroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Icelandic kavíar
- kavíarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Italian caviale
- cavialeroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Japanese イクラ, キャビア
- イクラ (ikura)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- キャビア (kyabia)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Korean 캐비아, 캐비어
- 캐비아 (kaebia)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- 캐비어 (kaebieo)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- 철갑상어알 (cheolgapsang'eoal)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- 이크라 (ikeura)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Latin chabiarium
- chabiariumroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Norwegian Bokmål kaviar
- kaviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Persian خاویار
- خاویار (xâvyâr)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Polish kawior, ikra
- kawiorroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- ikraroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Portuguese caviar
- caviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Romanian caviar
- caviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Russian икра́, чёрная икра́
- икра́ (ikrá)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- чёрная икра́ (čórnaja ikrá)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Slovak kaviár
- kaviárroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Spanish caviar
- caviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Swedish kaviar, rysk kaviar
- kaviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- rysk kaviarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Tagalog bihud
- bihudroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Thai คาเวียร์
- คาเวียร์ (kaa-wiia)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Turkish havyar
- havyarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Ukrainian кав'я́р, чо́рний кав'я́р
- кав'я́р (kavʺjár)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- чо́рний кав'я́р (čórnyj kavʺjár)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Welsh cafiar, cafiâr
- cafiarroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
- cafiârroe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
Yiddish קאַוויאַר
- קאַוויאַר (kavyar)roe of the sturgeon or other large fish (black caviar)
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APA
caviar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caviar
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“caviar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caviar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caviar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caviar.
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