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
Further reading
- “anjova”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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