an‧cho‧vy /ˈæntʃəvi $ ˈæntʃoʊvi/
noun (
plural anchovies)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Spanish;
Origin: anchova, probably from Italian dialect ancioa, from Vulgar Latin apjua, from Greek aphye 'small fish']
a very small fish that tastes strongly of salt
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