Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for caviar


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kav-ee-ahr, kav-ee-ahr
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæv iˌɑr, ˌkæv iˈɑr



Définition of caviar

Origin :
  • also caviare, 1550s, from French caviar (16c.), from Italian caviaro (modern caviale) or Turkish khaviar, from Persian khaviyar, from khaya "egg" (from Middle Persian khayak "egg," from Old Iranian *qvyaka-, diminutive of *avya-, from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg" see egg (n.)) + dar "bearing."
  • noun fish eggs
Example sentences :
  • They're just bein' served with Oolong and caviar sandwiches.
  • Extract from : « Torchy and Vee » by Sewell Ford
  • It would begin to look like a quick change from Caviar to Crackers.
  • Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
  • I like your yacht better, and your chef and your alligator pears, and caviar.
  • Extract from : « Mistress Anne » by Temple Bailey
  • On the caviar from this fish the youth lived thirty years, in the belly of that fish.
  • Extract from : « Georgian Folk Tales » by Unknown
  • Like caviar, the genre is digestible only by those who have acquired a taste for it.
  • Extract from : « A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies » by Archer Taylor
  • Mingle cream with the caviar, and none who eats will have cause to complain.
  • Extract from : « The Feasts of Autolycus » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • What of the almond—the almond mingled with caviar and cayenne?
  • Extract from : « The Feasts of Autolycus » by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
  • This garden restaurant was also famous for its neat's tongues, salmon, and caviar.
  • Extract from : « The Hansa Towns » by Helen Zimmern
  • Place a slice of tomato on top and over this strips of caviar.
  • Extract from : « The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book » by Victor Hirtzler
  • She picked at her caviar and blini glumly and poked at her computer.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019