Caviar

5 definitions found

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

  Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)
     A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso} syn. {Huso huso}) from the
     region of the Black Sea; also called {Beluga}. It is
     sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality
     {caviar}.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



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

  Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
     of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
     whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
     1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the
           {white whale} and {white fish} of the whalers. It grows
           to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. the sturgeon ({Huso huso}) native to the Black Sea and
        Caspian Sea; -- also called {hausen}. It is valued for its
        roe, sold as {caviar}, and is also used for production of
        isinglass. See also {sturgeon}.
        [PJC]
  
     3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
        {beluga caviar}. The caviar of the beluga is considered
        the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
        obtained from other sturgeon. See also {sturgeon} and
        {caviar}.
        [PJC]

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]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "caviar":
     albumen, anguille, eel, egg, egg white, eggshell, fish, fish eggs,
     glair, kipper, kippered salmon, ovule, poisson, red herring, roe,
     seafood, smoked herring, spawn, vitellus, white, yellow, yolk