OSETRA


Meaning of OSETRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also os·set·ra (ˌ)ō-ˈse-trə

Etymology: modification of Russian osëtr sturgeon

Date: 1955

: a golden or brownish caviar from a sturgeon (as Acipenser gueldenstaedtii of the Caspian Sea) with roe somewhat smaller than the beluga and having a usually nutty flavor ; also : the fish — compare sevruga

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