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Where does “caviale” come from?

caviale (Italian) comes from Old Italian caviaro, from Turkish havyar, from Ottoman Turkish خاویار, from Persian خاویار, from Persian خایه — testicle; egg.

caviale (Italian): caviar

Definitions

  1. caviar

Ancestry of “caviale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Italiancaviaro—
2Turkishhavyarcaviar
3Ottoman Turkishخاویارcaviar
4Persianخاویارcaviar
5Persianخایهtesticle; egg

Words derived from “caviale”

  • caviar
  • caviarlike
  • gauche caviar
  • caviar
  • caviar
  • caviar
  • كافيار
  • 캐비어
  • caviar
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