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Showing words for ANCHOVY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Anchovy

anchovy

6 Letter Words for Anchovy

onycha

5 Letter Words for Anchovy

ancho, choya, coyan, cyano, havoc, nacho, ochna

4 Letter Words for Anchovy

achy, ahoy, avoy, cany, caon, cavy, chan, chao, chay, chon, choy, conv, cony, coyn, cyan, cyon, hoya, nach, navy, noah, nova, onca

3 Letter Words for Anchovy

ach, acy, aho, anc, any, avn, avo, can, cav, cay, cha, chn, cho, con, coy, cva, han, hao, hav, hay, hny, hoa, hoc, hon, hoy, hvy, nah, nav, nay, nco, noa, noh, nov, noy, oca, och, ohv, ona, ony, ova, vac, van, voc, von, yah, yan, yon

Definitions for Anchovy

[1] any small, marine, herringlike fish of the family Engraulidae, especially Engraulis encrasicholus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, often preserved in oil and used in salads, spreads, etc., or packaged in paste form.
[2] any of various small marine food fishes of the genus Engraulis and related genera, esp E. encrasicolus of S Europe: family Clupeidae (herrings). They have a salty taste and are often tinned or made into a paste or essence

Words nearby Anchovy

anchorperson, anchors, anchorwoman, anchory, anchoveta, anchovy, anchovy pear, anchusa, anchusin, anchylo-, anchylose

Origin of Anchovy

1590–1600; < French or Ibero-Romance < Genoese anchua, anchova < Vulgar Latin *apiu(v)a, variant of Latin apua (Pliny) < Greek aphýē fry of various fishes

Word origin for Anchovy

C16: from Spanish anchoa, perhaps ultimately from Greek aphuē small fish