אנשובי

Hebrew

Etymology

Yiddish [Term?], German Anchovis, via Dutch ansjovis from Spanish anchovas, anchoas, plural of anchova, anchoa (“anchovy”), which is from Ligurian anciôa, through Vulgar Latin *apiuva from Latin aphyē, Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”).

Noun

אַנְשׁוֹבִי • (anshóvi) m

  1. anchovy
    Synonym: עַפְיָן m ('afyán)

References

  • “אנשובי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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