anchovy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small marine fish, especially one preserved in salt or oil and used for its strong savory flavor

   She mashed an anchovy into the sauce to deepen its flavor.

Common collocations

• anchovy pizza Noun + noun

From Spanish anchoa, probably through Genoese or another Ligurian form such as anciôa. Its ultimate origin is disputed: proposals connect it either with Latin apua and Greek aphyē, both names for small fish, or with a Basque word for dried fish.

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