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1.
also ~e noun Etymology: earlier cavery, ~ie, from obsolete Italian ~i, plural of ~o, from Turkish havyar Date: circa 1560 1. processed salted roe of large fish (as sturgeon) 2. something considered too delicate or lofty for mass appreciation — usually used in the phrase ~ to the general 3. something considered the best of its kind the ~ of porcelain ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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- c.1560, from Fr. caviar, from Turk. khavyar, from Pers. khaviyar, from khaya "egg" (from M.Pers. khayak "egg," from Old Iranian *qvyaka-, dim. of *avya-, from PIE *owyo-/*oyyo- "egg") + dar "bearing." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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