noun
anchovy
AN-choh-vee/ˈæntʃəʊvi/
A small sea fish often preserved in salt and used as food.
An anchovy lies beside the open tin of preserved fish fillets.
Etymology
Portuguese anchova names the fish itself. Its deeper origin is uncertain: proposed connections are Latin apua, “small fish,” or Basque anchu, “dried fish,” rather than a securely established reference to its salty flavor.
In context
sour and for the salty we're going to use that fish sauce and I know I've covered fish sauce in a lot of my other videos but it's basically just anchovy salt and water
More examples
- The fishing net holds a school of tiny anchovies.
- He chooses a pizza without anchovies.
- The jar contains salted anchovy fillets packed in oil.
Forms
anchovy · anchovies