osetra en · NOUN
Etymology
From Russian осетра́ (osetrá, “of sturgeon”, genitive of осётр (osjótr, “surgeon”)), from the phrase икра́ осетра́ (ikrá osetrá, “caviar of sturgeon”)
Meanings
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(uncountable) Caviar made from the Russian sturgeon.
The saumon sauvage and baked potatoes stuffed with osetra were provided by Caviar Kaspia, the Paris restaurant […].
2007 December 13, Guy Trebay, “Still Life With Parties and Hedge Funds”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oscietra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| osetrova | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ossetra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| asetra | alternative | lexicographic |