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anchova.

anchovy (small saltwater fish)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɐ̃ˈʃo.vɐ/Brazil/ɐ̃ˈʃo.vɐ/Portugal/ɐ̃tˈʃo.bɐ/Northern, Portugal[ɐ̃tˈʃo.βɐ]Northern, Portugal
  1. anchovy (small saltwater fish)

    feminine
  2. tailor (fish)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Spanish anchova, anchoa, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

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