anchova

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/ [ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃo.βɐ]

Hyphenation: an‧cho‧va

Noun

anchova f (plural anchovas)

anchovy (small saltwater fish)
tailor (fish)

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /anˈt͡ʃoba/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃo.β̞a]
Rhymes: -oba
Syllabification: an‧cho‧va

Noun

anchova f (plural anchovas)

Alternative form of anchoa

Further reading

“anchova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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