CAVIAR


Meaning of CAVIAR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also cav·i·are ˈka-vē-ˌär also ˈkä-

Etymology: earlier cavery, caviarie, from obsolete Italian caviari, plural of caviaro, from Turkish havyar

Date: circa 1560

1. : processed salted roe of large fish (as sturgeon)

2. : something considered too delicate or lofty for mass appreciation — usually used in the phrase caviar to the general

3. : something considered the best of its kind

the caviar of porcelain

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.