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anchoveta

[ an-choh-vet-uh, -chuh- ]
/ ˌæn tʃoʊˈvɛt ə, -tʃə- /
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noun
an anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Baja California, used for bait.
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Origin of anchoveta

First recorded in 1935–40; from Spanish, equivalent to anchov(a) anchovy + -eta, from Latin -itta diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for anchoveta

anchoveta
/ (ˌæntʃəˈvɛtə) /

noun
a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen

Word Origin for anchoveta

C20: Spanish, diminutive of anchova anchovy
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