Anchovy

Anchovy
Anchovy An*cho"vy ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo["o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family ({Engraulis encrasicholus}), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species. [1913 Webster]

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  • Anchovy — Original name in latin Anchovy Name in other language Anchovy, Anchovy Station State code JM Continent/City America/Jamaica longitude 18.4103 latitude 77.93166 altitude 214 Population 4161 Date 2012 01 16 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • anchovy — UK [ˈæntʃəvɪ] / US [ˈænˌtʃoʊvɪ] / US [ænˈtʃoʊvɪ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms anchovy : singular anchovy plural anchovies a type of small fish that tastes of salt and is often preserved in oil …   English dictionary

  • anchovy — n. (pl. ies) any of various small silvery fish of the herring family usu. preserved in salt and oil and having a strong taste. Phrases and idioms: anchovy pear a W. Indian fruit like a mango. anchovy toast toast spread with paste made from… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • anchovy — [16] English acquired anchovy from Spanish anchova (the word first turns up as an item on Falstaff’s bill at the Boar’s Head: ‘Anchovies and sack after supper … 2s 6d’, 1 Henry IV 1596), but before that its history is disputed. One school of… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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