bottarga
noun
bottarga is spelled B-O-T-T-A-R-G-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bottarga means “A Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bottarga is bottargas.
How many letters and syllables are in bottarga?
| Letters | 8: B-O-T-T-A-R-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bottarga?
Bottarga appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bottarga
- bottargas plural
- botargo
- puttargo
- poutargue
- boutargue
- botarga
- batarekh
- avgotaraho
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bottarga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Mediterranean dish of cured fish roe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bottarga in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Mediterranean dish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | poutargue, boutargue |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bottarga come from?
Borrowed from Italian bottarga. Doublet of tarek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).