Feminine

Anchovis

Meaning

  1. (feminine) European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
  2. (feminine) anchovy in oil

Synonyms

Anschove

Anchovi

Frequency

44k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/anˈʃoːvɪs/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed via Dutch ansjovis from Spanish anchovas, anchoas, plural of anchova, anchoa (“anchovy”), which is from Ligurian anciôa, through Vulgar Latin *apiuva from Latin aphyē, Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”).

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