anchoveta

== English == === Alternative forms === anchovetta === Etymology === From Spanish anchoveta, diminutive of anchova (“anchovy”). Compare anchovette. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌantʃəʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə (General American) IPA(key): /ˌænt͡ʃoʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə Rhymes: -ɛtə Hyphenation: an‧cho‧veta === Noun === anchoveta (plural anchovetas) An anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. ==== Translations ==== === References === “anchoveta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “anchoveta”, in Collins English Dictionary. === Further reading === Peruvian anchoveta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Engraulis ringens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Engraulis ringens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Portuguese == === Etymology === From anchova (“anchovy”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -etɐ Hyphenation: an‧cho‧ve‧ta === Noun === anchoveta f (plural anchovetas) anchoveta === Further reading === “anchoveta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anchoveta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From anchova (“anchovy”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ant͡ʃoˈbeta/ [ãnʲ.t͡ʃoˈβ̞e.t̪a] Rhymes: -eta Syllabification: an‧cho‧ve‧ta === Noun === anchoveta f (plural anchovetas) anchoveta ==== Descendants ==== → English: anchoveta === Further reading === “anchoveta”, 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