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anjova.

bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/anˈxoba/[ãŋˈxo.β̞a]
  1. bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

    Canary-Islands · feminine
Where this word comes from

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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