Caviare

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caviar \Cav"i*ar\, Caviare \Ca*viare"\, n. [F. caviar, fr. It.
     caviale, fr. Turk. Hav[imac][=a]r.]
     The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a
     relish, esp. in Russia.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in
           Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence
           Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the
           general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caviare
       n : salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served
           as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {caviar}]