anchoa

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). Doublet of anjova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈt͡ʃoa/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃo.a]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: an‧cho‧a

Noun

anchoa f (plural anchoas)

  1. anchovy (small saltwater fish)
    Synonyms: bocarte m, boquerón m

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Asturian: anchoa
  • → Basque: antxoa
  • → Catalan: anxova
  • → Galician: anchoa
  • → Dutch: ansjovis (see there for further descendants)
  • → English: anchovy
  • → Portuguese: anchova, enchova
  • → Sicilian: anciova, ancioa
    • → Arabic: أَنْشُوفة (ʔanšūfa)

Further reading

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