English Explanatory Dictionary

anchovette

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A paste made from anchovies, used as a spread.

Word forms

anchovette

Etymology

From anchovy + -ette; probably coined as a brand name, but compare French anchovette (“Engraulis ringens, a species of anchovy found off the coasts of Chile and Peru”), from Spanish anchoveta.

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