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ansjovis.

an anchovy (small, edible saltwater fish species, especially Engraulis encrasicolus)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɑnˈʃoːvɪs/
  1. an anchovy (small, edible saltwater fish species, especially Engraulis encrasicolus)

    also · collective · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish anchovas, plural of anchova, phonetically adapted to Dutch vis (“fish”). The Spanish is in turn from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

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