bottarga

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bottarga. Doublet of tarek.

Noun

bottarga (usually uncountable, plural bottargas)

  1. A Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
    • 2007 May 22, Steve Jenkins, “Culinary Adventures in the Customs Lane”, in New York Times:
      In case you’re wondering, my foodstuff was about six pounds of bottarga.

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic بُطَارِخ (buṭāriḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /botˈtar.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -arɡa
  • Hyphenation: bot‧tàr‧ga

Noun

bottarga f (plural bottarghe)

  1. a Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
  2. botargo
  3. salted mullet roe
  • bottarga di muggine
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