variants:
or less commonly caviare
Definition of caviar
1
: processed salted roe of large fish (such 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
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The first known use of caviar was circa 1560
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