acciuga

Italian

acciuga (Engraulis encrasicolus)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atˈt͡ʃu.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Hyphenation: ac‧ciù‧ga

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

Noun

acciuga f (plural acciughe)

1. anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)

   Synonym: alice

2. (figurative) a slim or thin person

   Synonyms: alice, chiodo, stecchino

Derived terms

• acciugaio
• acciugata
• acciughetta
• acciughina
• pasta d'acciughe

 

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Related to acciughero.

Noun

acciuga f (plural acciughe)

1. Only used in erba acciuga (“savory”)