caviar
noun /ˈkæviɑː(r)/
/ˈkæviɑːr/
(also caviare)
[uncountable]- the eggs of some types of fish, especially the sturgeon, that are preserved using salt and eaten as a very special and expensive type of foodTopics Foodc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Italian caviale (earlier caviaro) or French caviar, probably from medieval Greek khaviari.