Masculine

anchois

Meaning

anchovy (small saltwater fish)

Synonyms

anchoveta

engraulidé

engraulidés

Frequency

22k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɑ̃.ʃwa/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French [Term?], from Old Occitan anchoia (modern Occitan anchòia), from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

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