Spanish word

esturión

Pronunciation

IPA/estuˈɾjon/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsturgeon

Example

¿Has probado el esturión alguna vez?

Have you ever tried sturgeon?

Illustration for esturión (sturgeon)

More examples

Compré un filete de esturión y lo cociné al horno.

I bought a sturgeon fillet and cooked it in the oven.

Core concept

Large fish that yields prized roe known as caviar and lives in rivers and coastal waters.

Common phrases

  • comprar esturión

    buy sturgeon

  • filete de esturión

    sturgeon fillet

Similar words

pez: Vertebrate that breathes with gills and moves with fins in water.
pescado: Fish caught, sold, or prepared to be eaten as food.
salmón: Fish that migrates between freshwater and sea with pink-orange flesh commonly eaten.
trucha: Small freshwater fish commonly caught and served as food.

Definition in Spanish

Pez de agua dulce y salobre con placas óseas y hocico puntiagudo, valorado por sus huevas llamadas caviar.

Word origin

Spanish esturión comes through medieval French esturgeon from the Latin sturio, the classical name for the sturgeon family.

Usage tips

  • In food contexts Spanish commonly uses caviar or the phrase huevas de esturión, with caviar the shorter, more typical menu term.

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