acciuga.
anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Meaning & usage
anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
a slim or thin person
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).
only used in erba acciuga (“savory”)
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Related to acciughero.
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