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Anchovis.

European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/anˈʃoːvɪs/
  1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

    feminine
  2. anchovy in oil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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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