ançua

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan inciò, anciò, from Ligurian anciôa. Doublet of açugë and inçun.

Noun

ançua m (definite ançoi) (dialectal, Tosk)

  1. anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus)
    Synonyms: açugë, inçun, korobace, gjuhcë, gavro

References

  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “ançue [] -ua”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 6b