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Meaning of "anchovy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANCHOVY

From Spanish anchoa, perhaps ultimately from Greek aphuē small fish.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ANCHOVY

anchovy  [ˈæntʃəvɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANCHOVY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anchovy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANCHOVY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

anchovy

Anchovy

Anchovies are a family of small, common salt-water forage fish. The 144 species are placed in 17 genera; they are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as oily fish.

Definition of anchovy in the English dictionary

The definition of anchovy in the dictionary is any of various small marine food fishes of the genus Engraulis and related genera, esp E. encrasicolus of S Europe: family Clupeidae. They have a salty taste and are often tinned or made into a paste or essence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANCHOVY


keavie
ˈkeɪəvɪ
Muscovy
ˈmʌskəvɪ
Pahlavi
ˈpɑːləvɪ
Pehlevi
ˈpeɪləvɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANCHOVY

anchoress
anchoret
anchoretic
anchoretical
anchorette
anchorite
anchoritic
anchoritical
anchoritically
anchorless
anchorman
anchormen
anchorperson
anchors
anchorwoman
anchorwomen
anchoveta
anchovetta
anchovies
anchovy pear

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANCHOVY

bevy
chevy
curvy
Davy
divvy
envy
gravy
groovy
heavy
ivy
levy
navy
poison ivy
poovy
privy
Royal Navy
savvy
superheavy
the navy
wavy

Synonyms and antonyms of anchovy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anchovy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANCHOVY

Find out the translation of anchovy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anchovy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anchovy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

凤尾鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anchoa
570 millions of speakers

English

anchovy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anchovy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَنْشُوجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

анчоус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

anchova
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেরিং-জাতীয় ক্ষুদ্র মত্স্যবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

anchois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ikan teri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sardelle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンチョビー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안초비
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anchovy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá trồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெத்திலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँचावियी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hamsi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acciuga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sardela
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анчоус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anșoa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντσούγια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ansjovis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ansjovis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansjos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anchovy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANCHOVY»

The term «anchovy» is regularly used and occupies the 62.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of anchovy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANCHOVY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anchovy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anchovy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anchovy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANCHOVY»

Discover the use of anchovy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anchovy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Similar in appearance, these anchovies differ mostly in range, although the northern anchovy can be slightly longer. The northern anchovy is one of the most important forage fish in the Pacific and is used as bait for tuna and other large ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
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A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa
1846 Common name Cape anchovy [Smith 55n1] IDENTIFYING FEATURES COLOUR, SHAPE AND SIZE This slender-bodied fish is slightly flattened from side to side, with a distinctly rounded belly. The overall body colour, when freshly  ...
Rudy Van der Elst, Peter Borchert, 1993
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Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review
Schooling and behaviour Anchovy is a schooling species (Borme 2006). Diel vertical migrations are reported to start at around 8–10 mm when larvae live at the surface in schools during the night, shifting to deeper waters during the day ...
R. N. Gibson, R. J. A. Atkinson, J. D. M. Gordon, 2009
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The Little MLer
Can you describe in your own words how subst-anchovy-by-cheese works? Here are our words: " sub st-anchovy -by -cheese looks at each topping of a pizza and adds Cheese on top of each Anchovy. Then, it looks at each topping again, ...
Matthias Felleisen, Daniel P. Friedman, 1998
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Caribbean Fish Life: Index to the Local and Scientific Names ...
P: antsjok(NA) S: boquiculebra (PR3) Anchoa cubana (Poey) E : Cuban anchovy (Cu, USA) S: bocon (Cu) Throughout the Caribbean Sea and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Anchoa hepserus (Linnaeus) E: striped anchovy (Cu, FAO, FWI2, USA) ...
Jacques Simon Zaneveld, 1983
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Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook
A wide variety of different anchovy products are made from whole or gutted fish and fillets. These products are salt-cured, pickled, or even fermented to produce an anchovy paste. A fermented anchovy sauce called garum was first popularized ...
Roy E. Martin, Emily Paine Carter, George J. Flick, Jr., 2000
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The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters
Animal Behavior 17(3):507–514. ———. 1971. Sustained speed of jack mackerel , Trachurus symmetricus. U.S. Fish. Bull., U.S. 69(2):267–271. ———. 1972. Swimming and feeding behavior of larval anchovy, Engraulis mordax. U.S. Fish. Bull ...
Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn, 2006
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Freshwater Fishes of North America: Volume 1: ...
Bay Anchovy are not strong swimmers, occur in schools, are abundant, and do not grow large enough to avoid be- ing eaten (Scharf et al. 2002), making them easy prey items for many predators (Hildebrand 1963). Some exam- ples of other  ...
Melvin L. Warren, Jr., Brooks M. Burr, 2014
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California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report
Fishery. Three separate fisheries in both California and Mexico exploit northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax). Anchovy landed by the reduction fishery are converted to meal, oil, and soluble protein. These products are sold mainly as protein ...
‎2001
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Aquatic Invasions in the Black, Caspian, and Mediterranean Seas
Anchovy landings in the Mediterranean and Black Seas Anchovy occupy lower trophic levels feeding chiefly on zooplankton. Anchovy larvae strongly depend on certain groups of phytoplankton such as diatoms (Lasker 1988). Due to this ...
Henri J. Dumont, Tamara A. Shiganova, Ulrich Niermann, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANCHOVY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anchovy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peru declares emergency in 14 regions on El Nino worries
Unusually warm waters linked to El Nino led catches of cold-water anchovy to plummet last year, helping drag down economic growth to the ... «Thomson Reuters Foundation, Jul 15»
2
Local seafood slapped with toxicity warning
... of commercially or recreationally harvested anchovy, crabs and sardines because of elevated domoic acid levels, according to the CDPH. «SFBay, Jul 15»
3
Health Warning Issued For Toxic Seafood In Santa Cruz, Monterey …
... of commercially or recreationally harvested anchovy, crabs and sardines because of elevated domoic acid levels, according to the CDPH. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
4
Illegal fishing gear 'must go' | Bangkok Post: news
Under fishing law, four destructive types of fishing gear, consisting of the otter trawl, push net, day anchovy purse seine, and anchovy falling net ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
5
Back to Bouchon for the flavors of the season
... bigeye tuna decorating the plate with haricots verts, cherry tomatoes, hard-boiled quail eggs, fingerling potatoes and slivers of white anchovy. «Las Vegas Weekly, Jul 15»
6
What To Do With Weird Farmers Market Vegetables
"I just basically pot roast it with anchovy and tomato and a little bit of rosemary," she says. "And the combination of the tomato, rosemary, and ... «Capital Public Radio News, Jul 15»
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EATS BEAT: Gotham Bar and Grill's Alfred Portale serves up the …
They're followed by five composed courses, including linguini with ruby shrimp, calamari, scallops, tomato and anchovy. Grilled pear at ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Gear up for another great summer season of salmon
... whales everywhere; seals bobbing in the waves; and seabirds resembling a cloud of locusts diving for huge schools of herring and anchovy. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
9
Quirk works and chard rules at Sally's Middle Name
Me, too. From the grilled broccoli punched up with chilies and anchovy to the pickled fried Swiss chard stems bound in a light beer batter, every ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Spanish fleet to be allowed to catch further 600 tonnes of anchovy
However, it explains that "given the high socio-economic dependence of both fleets on anchovy", talks with Portugal will continue in order to try ... «FIS, Jul 15»

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