caviar
caviar — noun
1. A high-priced food prepared from salted fish eggs, most often from the sturgeon,
A high-priced food prepared from salted fish eggs, most often from the sturgeon, and served as a starter or spread on crackers.
At the New Year party, Quan watched guests spread caviar onto small round crackers.
collocation: spread caviar onto [cracker/bread]
A tiny jar of beluga caviar can cost more than a dinner for four people.
uncountable: a tiny jar of caviar
The chef from Osaka used caviar to decorate each plate before serving it.
Sayaka tried caviar for the first time at her cousin's wedding reception.
Yara's mother always said that caviar tastes best when served very cold.
- roe
A broader term for fish eggs of any kind, not necessarily from sturgeon or prepared as a luxury food.
- beluga
A specific, high-grade type of caviar from the beluga sturgeon, known for its large pearls and very high price.
- ikura
Large salmon roe used in Japanese cuisine; technically fish eggs but not called caviar and prepared differently with soy sauce.
文法句型
a [spoonful/jar/serving] of caviar
caviar + verb
用法筆記
Caviar is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use phrases such as a jar of caviar or a spoonful of caviar to refer to a specific quantity.