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Caviar vs Caviarlike - What's the difference?

caviar | caviarlike |

As a noun caviar

is roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.

As an adjective caviarlike is

resembling or characteristic of caviar.

caviar

English

Alternative forms

* caviare

Noun

  • Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.

    • Usage notes

    * A citation from Jehan Palsgrave's 1530 text Lesclarcissment de la langue françoyse'' reads "Calver of saulmon, ''escume de saulmon.''". This possibly refers to caviar. If this is the case it predates by some 61 years the earliest usage (1591) of caviar documented in the ''Oxford English Dictionary.

    Derived terms

    * caviar to the general * cowboy caviar

    See also

    * (wikipedia "caviar") * malosol

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    caviarlike

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resembling or characteristic of caviar.