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anchovies

UK/ˈæn.t͡ʃə.viz//ænˈt͡ʃoʊ.viz/

anchovies is the plural of anchovy.

Meaning of anchovy

Noun

anchovy (plural anchovies)

  1. Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.
    • [T]he cooks were laying a refection before him of sack and anchovies and garlic sausage and gammons of bacon and - this was the important item - a great pudding dish out of which rose the noble dome of a crisp brown pie-crust.1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 40

Phrases with anchovies

Questions about anchovies

What is anchovies the plural of?
Anchovies is the plural of anchovy.
How do you pronounce anchovies?
Anchovies is pronounced /ˈæn.t͡ʃə.viz/ (UK).

Words near anchovies in the dictionary

  1. anchovetas
  2. anchovetta
  3. anchovettas
  4. anchovette
  5. anchovied
  6. anchovies
  7. anchovy
  8. anchovy paste
  9. anchovy pear
  10. anchovy pears
  11. anchovy toast

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