anchova

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

enchova

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʃo.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʃo.va/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈʃo.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃo.bɐ/

Hyphenation: an‧cho‧va

Noun

anchova f (plural anchovas)

anchovy (small saltwater fish)
Synonym: (Brazil) manjuba
tailor (fish)

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃoba/
Rhymes: -oba
Syllabification: an‧cho‧va

Noun

anchova f (plural anchovas)

Alternative form of anchoa

Further reading

“anchova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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