acciuga
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Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).
Noun
[edit]acciuga f (plural acciughe)
- anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- Synonym: alice
- (figurative) a slim or thin person
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Uncertain. Related to acciughero.
Noun
[edit]acciuga f (plural acciughe)
- Only used in erba acciuga (“savory”)
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- Rhymes:Italian/uɡa
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