bottarga

bottarga

English

Alternative forms

• botargo
• poutargue
• boutargue

• botarga
• batarekh
• avgotaraho

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bottarga.

Noun

bottarga (uncountable)

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

Mediterranean dish

Greek: αβγοτάραχο (el) n (avgotáracho)

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Italian

Etymology

From Arabic.

Noun

bottarga f (plural bottarghe)

1. A Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
2. botargo
3. salted mullet roe
4. Pressed and dried mullet eggs making a precious food.

Related terms

• bottarga di muggine