caviar

cav-i-ar · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Salted fish eggs, especially from sturgeon, eaten as a delicacy.

  2. 2.

    (figurative) Something considered too refined for ordinary people.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    caviar to the general — something too sophisticated for common tastes (from Shakespeare)

Related words

See also: delicacy, luxury, seafood
Synonyms: fish eggs, roe

Etymology

From Turkish "havyar," possibly from Persian "khaviyar" meaning egg-bearing.