anchoa

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === anchova === Etymology === Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē). Doublet of anjova. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anˈt͡ʃoa/ [ãnʲˈt͡ʃo.a] Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: an‧cho‧a === Noun === anchoa f (plural anchoas) anchovy (small saltwater fish) Synonyms: bocarte m, boquerón m ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Asturian: anchoa → Basque: antxoa → Catalan: anxova → Spanish: anjova → Galician: anchoa → Dutch: ansjovis (see there for further descendants) → English: anchovy → Esperanto: anĉovo → Irish: ainseabhaí → Japanese: アンチョビ (anchobi), アンチョビー (anchobī) → Korean: 안초비 (anchobi) → Manx: ançhovee → Persian: آنچوی (ânčovi) → Portuguese: anchova, enchova → Sicilian: anciova, ancioa → Arabic: أَنْشُوفة (ʔanšūfa) === Further reading === “anchoa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025