Spanish Conversation · Level 48
74 words
Spanish word
caviar
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈβjaɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nouncaviar
Example
¿Has probado el caviar alguna vez?
Have you ever tried caviar?
More examples
En las celebraciones a menudo sirven caviar en pequeñas porciones.
At celebrations they often serve caviar in small portions.
Core concept
Small glossy black fish-egg pearls served as a delicate garnish on toast.
Similar words
huevas: Edible fish eggs, used across cuisines and sold or served in many forms.
huevas de salmón: Orange, translucent salmon eggs, larger pearls used raw or cured as roe.
botarga: Fish eggs preserved by salting and drying into a firm, ready-to-eat product.
Definition in Spanish
Pequeñas esferas de huevo de pescado, especialmente de esturión, que se consumen como delicadeza gastronómica y a menudo se sirven sobre tostadas o como acompañamiento.
Word origin
The word comes from Persian khāvyār via Ottoman Turkish and medieval Italian and French, and it denotes the prized roe of sturgeon.
Usage tips
- In Spanish the stress falls on the final syllable (ca-vi-AR) and the word is often used as an uncountable food noun, so speakers say un poco de caviar rather than un caviar.