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anchois.

anchovy (small saltwater fish)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑ̃.ʃwa/
  1. anchovy (small saltwater fish)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

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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