anchovy English · revision 1626

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vi/, /ˈæn.t͡ʃəʊ.vi/ ''(UK)''; /ˈænˌt͡ʃoʊ.vi/, /ænˈt͡ʃoʊ.vi/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|es|anchova]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate) which Etymonline gives as Portuguese ''anchova'' instead.^(Etymonline) The Iberian word is from [[lij|anciua]],^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) perhaps from Vulgar Latin ''*apiuva'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU) a variant of Latin ''apua'' “small fish”,^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) [[der|grc|ἀφύη|tr=aphúē|t=small fry]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) Another suggestion derives it from a Basque word for “dry”.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A small fish of the herring family found in the Mediterranean (1596).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The meaning has stayed close to the original, though the name now covers the whole family Engraulidae.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary) Compounds such as ''anchovy paste'' and ''anchovy butter'' are recorded from the 18th century.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1595 – first recorded, in Merriam-Webster's dating.^(MW Collegiate)

+ * 1596 – the Mediterranean fish.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1741 – compounds such as ''anchovy paste''.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A small [[herring]]-like sea fish of the family Engraulidae, much used in [[appetizer|alt=appetizers]], sauces and [[relish|alt=relishes]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[anchovy pear]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}