anchoveta
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Engraulis_ringens.jpg/220px-Engraulis_ringens.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish anchoveta, diminutive of anchova (“anchovy”). Compare anchovette.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌantʃəʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌænt͡ʃoʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə
- Rhymes: -ɛtə
- Hyphenation: an‧cho‧veta
Noun
[edit]anchoveta (plural anchovetas)
- An anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
Translations
[edit]Engraulis ringens
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References
[edit]- “anchoveta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “anchoveta”, in Collins English Dictionary.
Further reading
[edit]Peruvian anchoveta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Engraulis ringens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Engraulis ringens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anchova (“anchovy”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -etɐ
- Hyphenation: an‧cho‧ve‧ta
Noun
[edit]anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From anchova (“anchovy”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)
Descendants
[edit]- → English: anchoveta
Further reading
[edit]- “anchoveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Otocephalan fish
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/etɐ
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- pt:Fish
- Spanish terms suffixed with -eta
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- Spanish countable nouns
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- es:Fish