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cav·i·ar
noun
or cav·i·are \ˈkavēˌär, -ˌȧ(r also -äv- or -ȧv- or ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by French caviar) of earlier caviari, cavery, from Old Italian caviari, plural of caviaro caviar, from Turkish havyar
1. : processed salted roe of the sturgeon and certain other large fish prepared as an appetizer
2. : a choice product or production too delicate or lofty for mass appreciation
< this play will be caviar to the general public >
3. [so called from the resemblance of the blotch to caviar] : a passage canceled by a censor |