anxova

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əɲˈʃɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əɲˈʃɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɲˈt͡ʃɔ.va]

  • Audio (Valencia):

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• Hyphenation: an‧xo‧va

Noun

anxova f (plural anxoves)

1. anchovy

   Synonyms: aladroc m, seitó m

Descendants

• → Spanish: anjova