roughe

mass of fish eggs

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A small ceramic bowl piled with translucent orange salmon roe, with a spoonful lifted just above the bowl and a roe-topped sushi piece alongside to establish its use as food.

noun

roe

ROH/rəʊ/

Fish eggs, especially as food.

Etymology

roeMiddle Englishmass of fish eggs

Middle English roughe already meant a mass of fish eggs, so the culinary sense preserves that meaning while emphasizing their use as food. Its earlier ancestry is uncertain.

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roughe

roe

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