HARD ROE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

Synonyms:

hard roe; roe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("hard roe" is a kind of...):

seafood (edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hard roe"):

coral (unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces)

caviar; caviare (salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre)

shad roe (roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently)