osetra

noun

oset·ra | \(ˌ)ō-ˈse-trə

variants: or less commonly ossetra

Definition of osetra

: a golden or brownish caviar from a sturgeon (such 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

Examples of osetra in a Sentence

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For now the delivery is available only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. (presumably that gives you plenty of time to fetch the French champagne and Russian vodka before your osetra-eating guests arrive). — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, "Houston gourmands can now get caviar and truffles through UberEATS," 2 Nov. 2017

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