anjova

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /anˈxoba/ [ãŋˈxo.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: an‧jo‧va

Noun[edit]

anjova f (plural anjovas)

  1. (Canary Islands) bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

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