| NOUN | food | anchovy | tiny fishes usually canned or salted |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | anchovy | small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste |
| Sounds | aenchow'viy; ae'nchow.viy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | bevy ... wavy: 30 rhymes with viy... | |
| Meaning | tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | fish | The flesh of fish used as food |
| Substance of | anchovy paste | paste made primarily of anchovies |
| Spanish | anchoa, boquerón | |
| Catalan | anxova, seitó | |
| Meaning | small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide / worldwide. | |
|---|---|---|
| Member of | Engraulidae, family Engraulidae | anchovies |
| Narrower | mediterranean anchovy, Engraulis encrasicholus | esteemed for its flavor |
| Broader | soft-finned fish, malacopterygian | Any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
| Spanish | anchoa, boquerón | |
| Catalan | anxova | |
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