noun
beluga
buh-LOO-guh
noun
1
A small white whale found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters.
"Tourists watched a pod of belugas surface near the ice."
2
A large sturgeon whose roe is prized as premium caviar.
"Beluga caviar is one of the most expensive foods in the world."
How to Use Beluga
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the white Arctic whale or the sturgeon whose eggs become top-grade caviar.
Common pairings
beluga whale
beluga caviar
Word Forms
belugas plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj), "white."