anxova

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əɲˈʃɔ.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əɲˈʃɔ.və]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɲˈt͡ʃɔ.va]
    • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Hyphenation: an‧xo‧va

Noun

anxova f (plural anxoves)

  1. anchovy
    Synonyms: aladroc m, seitó m

Descendants

  • Spanish: anjova