anchovy
anchovy
[ˈantʃəvi, anˈtʃəʊvi]
(pl. -ies)
[ˈantʃəvi, anˈtʃəʊvi]
(pl. -ies)
- a small shoaling fish of commercial importance as a food fish and as bait. It is strongly flavoured and is usually preserved in salt and oil
鳀 - Genus Engraulis, family Engraulidae: several species, including E. encrasicolus of European waters
鳀属，鳀科：数种，包括欧洲水域的欧洲鳀
- late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese anchova, of unknown origin
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