Etymology

anchoveta

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Today it means: An anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific. Full definition →

Spanish anchoveta
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromanchoveta
  2. English todayanchoveta

From Spanish anchoveta, diminutive of anchova (“anchovy”). Compare anchovette.

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