Meaning & use
roes
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the masses of eggs (or sometimes sperm) found inside female or male fish, used as food.
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The chef prepared a delicate sauce using roes from three different fish.
Fishmongers sell cod roes as a seasonal delicacy.
A note on using this word
'Roe' is normally used as an uncountable noun for a single type; 'roes' appears when referring to multiple varieties or batches, as in culinary writing.
Words with a similar meaning
fish eggs
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