Anchois
Engraulis encrasicolus
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- Language
- French
- Transliteration
- Anchois
- IPA
- /ɑ̃.ʃwa/
Inherited from Old French, from Old Occitan anchoia (anchovy) ↳ From Ligurian anciôa (anchovy) ↳ From Vulgar Latin *apiuva (small fish) ↳ From Latin aphyē (small fry) ↳ From Ancient Greek ἀφύη aphýē (anchovy, small fish) An older alternative theory derived anchois from Basque antxu/anchu (dried fish), but the phonetic evidence is irregular and the Ligurian/Romance path is the primary documented one (Wiktionary)
European anchovy. Major Black Sea catch.
Borrowed from: ἀφύη