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sevruga

noun
sev·​ru·​ga | \ sÉ™-ˈvrü-gÉ™ How to pronounce sevruga (audio) , se-\

Definition of sevruga

: a gray caviar from a sturgeon (Acipenser sevru) of the Caspian Sea with roe that is smaller than that of osetra also : the fish

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 Opocensky bakes and salts them in hay, then garnishes them with Japanese cream accented with Sicilian lemons and chive oil and tops it all with perch and sevruga caviar. — Eric Rosen, WSJ, "How Young Chefs Are Making Their Marks on Hong Kong’s Fine Food Scene," 10 Dec. 2018

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First Known Use of sevruga

1591, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for sevruga

Russian sevryuga, a species of sturgeon

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