- anchovy
- an|cho|vy [ `æn,tʃouvi, æn`tʃouvi ] noun count or uncounta type of small fish that tastes of salt and is often preserved in oil
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anchovy — [an′chō΄vē, an′chəvē; an΄chō′vē] n. pl. anchovies or anchovy [Port anchova < VL * api̯ua < L aphya < Gr aphyē, small fry] any of a family (Engraulidae) of very small fishes (order Clupeiformes) with large mouths, found mostly in warm… … English World dictionary
Anchovy — An*cho vy ([a^]n*ch[=o] v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anchovy — (n.) 1590s, from Port. anchova, from Genoese or Corsican dialect, perhaps ultimately from either L. apua small fish (from Gk. aphye small fry ) [Gamillscheg, Diez], or from Basque anchu dried fish, from anchuva dry [Klein, citing Mahn] … Etymology dictionary
anchovy — ► NOUN (pl. anchovies) ▪ a small fish of the herring family, with a strong flavour. ORIGIN Spanish and Portuguese anchova … English terms dictionary
Anchovy — This article is about a fish. For the town in Jamaica, see Anchovy, Jamaica. Anchovies Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
anchovy — /an choh vee, cheuh , an choh vee/, n., pl. anchovies. any small, marine, herringlike fish of the family Engraulidae, esp. Engraulis encrasicholus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, often preserved in oil and used in salads, spreads, etc., or… … Universalium
Anchovy — Original name in latin Anchovy Name in other language Anchovy, Anchovy Station State code JM Continent/City America/Jamaica longitude 18.4103 latitude 77.93166 altitude 214 Population 4161 Date 2012 01 16 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
anchovy — UK [ˈæntʃəvɪ] / US [ˈænˌtʃoʊvɪ] / US [ænˈtʃoʊvɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms anchovy : singular anchovy plural anchovies a type of small fish that tastes of salt and is often preserved in oil … English dictionary
anchovy — n. (pl. ies) any of various small silvery fish of the herring family usu. preserved in salt and oil and having a strong taste. Phrases and idioms: anchovy pear a W. Indian fruit like a mango. anchovy toast toast spread with paste made from… … Useful english dictionary
anchovy — noun Anchovy is used before these nouns: ↑fillet … Collocations dictionary
anchovy — [16] English acquired anchovy from Spanish anchova (the word first turns up as an item on Falstaff’s bill at the Boar’s Head: ‘Anchovies and sack after supper … 2s 6d’, 1 Henry IV 1596), but before that its history is disputed. One school of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
