anchovy
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anchovy /ˈantʃəvi, anˈtʃəʊvi/
▶noun (pl. anchovies) a small shoaling fish of the herring family, an important food fish with a strong flavour. [Genus Engraulis: several species.]
– origin C16: from Sp. and Port. anchova.
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