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sevruga

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S EH2 V R UW1 G AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

stellate sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An expensive caviar made from its eggs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Russian севрю́га (sevrjúga).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: uzunburun — Acipenser stellatus
  • Bulgarian: пъструга (pǎstruga) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Catalan: esturió sevruga — Acipenser stellatus
  • Finnish: tähtisampi — Acipenser stellatus
  • Finnish: sevruga — Acipenser stellatus
  • German: Sternhausen — Acipenser stellatus
  • Japanese: 輝くチョウザメ (kagayaku chōzame) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Mazanderani: سیترا (sitrâ) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Persian: اوزون برون (uzun borun) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Polish: siewruga — Acipenser stellatus
  • Russian: севрю́га (sevrjúga) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Swedish: stjärnstör — Acipenser stellatus
  • Tatar: укбаш (uqbaş) — Acipenser stellatus
  • Turkish: uzun burun — Acipenser stellatus
  • Finnish: sevruga-kaviaari — caviar