caviar

cav·i·ar

noun \ˈka-vē-ˌär also ˈkä-\

Definition of CAVIAR

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

Variants of CAVIAR

cav·i·ar also cav·i·are \ˈka-vē-ˌär also ˈkä-\

Origin of CAVIAR

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

First Known Use: circa 1560

Rhymes with CAVIAR

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