caviar, caviare
(noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d’oeuvre
Source: WordNet® 3.1
caviar (countable and uncountable, plural caviars)
Roe of the sturgeon or other large fish, considered a delicacy.
(figurative) Something whose flavour is too fine for the vulgar taste.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ca*viare", Cav"i*ar, n. Etym: [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Havi\'ber.]
Definition: The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
