anchovy
[an-choh-vee, -chuh-, an-choh-vee]
- any small, marine, herringlike fish of the family Engraulidae, especially Engraulis encrasicholus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, often preserved in oil and used in salads, spreads, etc., or packaged in paste form.
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Origin of anchovy
1590–1600; < French or Ibero-Romance < Genoese anchua, anchova < Vulgar Latin *apiu(v)a, variant of Latin apua (Pliny) < Greek aphýē fry of various fishes
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Examples from the Web for anchovy
Contemporary Examples
Roasted Cauliflower with Anchovy Bread Crumbs It is important to note that this dish does not have an anchovy flavor.
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On first glance, it would appear to be just another image of the Palestinian Arab luring the dog with anchovy paste.
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Pan-Roasted Asparagus With Fried Eggs and Anchovy Bread Crumbs.
Lay in the anchovy fillets, and place over very low heat until they melt, falling apart when the pan is shaken.
Historical Examples
Fillet a sole and interlard each piece with a bit of anchovy.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:Mrs. W. G. Waters
Garnish each fillet with a Spanish olive stuffed with anchovy.
The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste:Mrs. W. G. Waters
Put them in the soup and add the anchovy sauce and lemon juice.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
Essence of anchovy is made sometimes with sherry, or madeira, instead of water, or with the addition of mushroom ketchup.
Add to it the mixture already prepared, give it a boil, and flavour it with a very small quantity of the essence of anchovy.
anchovy
- any of various small marine food fishes of the genus Engraulis and related genera, esp E. encrasicolus of S Europe: family Clupeidae (herrings). They have a salty taste and are often tinned or made into a paste or essence
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Word Origin
C16: from Spanish anchoa, perhaps ultimately from Greek aphuē small fish
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Word Origin and History for anchovy
n.
1590s, from Portuguese anchova, from Genoese or Corsican dialect, perhaps ultimately from either Latin apua "small fish" (from Greek aphye "small fry") [Gamillscheg, Diez], or from Basque anchu "dried fish," from anchuva "dry" [Klein, citing Mahn].
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