anchòia

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan anchoia (whence also French anchois), from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃɔ.jɔ/

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• Hyphenation: an‧chò‧ia

Noun

anchòia f (plural anchòias)

1. anchovy

Derived terms

• anchoiada