/kav"ee ahr', kav'ee ahr"/ , n.
the roe of sturgeon, esp. the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
Also, caviare .
[ 1585-95; appar. back formation from caviarie (taken, perh. rightly, as caviar + pl. ending, L or It -i ), of uncert. orig.; cf. It caviaro, Turk havyar ]