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anchovy

anchovy

11 2.8
A small silvery fish often packed in salt and used to add a strong taste to food
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.tʃoʊ.vi/
translation icon : anchoa
  • I also can like taste the anchovy essence, not too strongly, but like, that's excellent.
  • northern anchovy
  • anchovy abundance
  • anchovy fishery

This is chamoke bop with anchovies and dried seaweed.

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Examples

  • Cheese, anchovies, onions, olives and mushrooms.

  • The development of this rich anchovy resource has catapulted Peru into the world's leading fish producer since 1960.

    Academic text (2003)
  • I think they call it anchovy sauce.

  • You got two large anchovy and pepperoni.

  • Are you using anchovy paste, Janet?

  • Other great sources are anchovies and sardines.

  • We're going to eat some crispy anchovy fish snack also mailed to us.

  • You can't taste the anchovy, and if you leave out the anchovy, it just tastes blah.

    Blog text (25)
  • Can I get two Uncle Luigi belly-busters, a double anchovy pizza, and an order of garlic logs?

  • In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, anchovy paste, and salt and pepper to taste.

Synonyms

6.2

A small oily fish from the Mediterranean with a strong salty taste used in sauces and cooking

is the same small fish used widely as preserved seasoning across regions
anchoveta
vsanchovy
  • Specialized
8.4

A small fish living off the coasts of Peru and Chile that people catch for animal food

is used mainly for preserved food and seasoning especially in Mediterranean cooking

Compounds

A strong, salty paste made from anchovies that adds flavor to sauces and dishes

A salty, savory sauce made by mixing mashed anchovies into a cream sauce

A pizza with tomato sauce, cheese, and salty anchovies on top

A spread made from butter and mashed anchovies

A salad sauce that mixes oil and vinegar with mashed anchovies to make it salty

9.9

A tree from the West Indies that makes a fruit like a mango often pickled to eat with meals

A Caribbean tree with edible fruit that looks like a mango

A small oily fish from the Mediterranean with a strong salty taste used in sauces and cooking

How Big

tuna
213 1.0
mackerel
9 3.3
mackerel scad
  • Specialized
9.5
sardine
60 1.3
anchovy
11 2.8

Surface Forms

anchovy singular
anchovies plural

Etymology

Anchovy comes from Mediterranean words like Spanish anchoa and Italian acciuga, both names for the same small, salty fish. That's why anchovy today means a little, strong-tasting fish often kept in salt and used to add flavour.