anjova

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan anxova (“anchovy”), in turn from Spanish anchova, from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē, “small fry”). Doublet of anchoa and anchova.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anˈxoba/ [ãŋˈxo.β̞a]
  • Rhymes: -oba
  • Syllabification: an‧jo‧va

Noun

anjova f (plural anjovas)

  1. (Canary Islands) bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Further reading

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