Feminine

anjova

Meaning

bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Concepts

blue fish

Synonyms

Translations

Hyphenated as
an‧jo‧va
Pronounced as (IPA)
/anˈxoba/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Catalan anxova (“anchovy”), in turn from Spanish anchova, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”). Doublet of anchoa and anchova.

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