αντζούγια

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately a reborrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, small fish). The immediate source is Venetian anciuga, from Ligurian anciôa, from a Vulgar Latin development of Classical Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). The ending -ια (-ia) is from the pronunciation of plural αντζούγες (antzoúges) /anˈdzuʝes/, from singular αντζούγα (antzoúga).[1][2].

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anˈd͡zu.ʝa/
  • Hyphenation: α‧ντζού‧για

Noun

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αντζούγια (antzoúgiaf (plural αντζούγιες)

  1. anchovy (preserved in salt)
  2. anchovy (fish)
    Synonym: γαύρος m (gávros)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: անձրուկ (anjruk)

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ αντζούγια, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ αντζούγια - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre