osetra

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Etymology

From Russian осетра́ (osetrá, “of sturgeon”, genitive of осётр (osjótr, “surgeon”)), from the phrase икра́ осетра́ (ikrá osetrá, “caviar of sturgeon”)

Noun

osetra (uncountable)

  1. Caviar made from the Russian sturgeon.
    • 2007 December 13, Guy Trebay, “Still Life With Parties and Hedge Funds”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      The saumon sauvage and baked potatoes stuffed with osetra were provided by Caviar Kaspia, the Paris restaurant […] .

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