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anchovy in Arabic

أَنْشُوفة ʔanšūfa

UK/ˈæn.t͡ʃə.vi//ˈænˌt͡ʃoʊ.vi/

anchovy in Arabic: أَنْشُوفة (ʔanšūfa), بَلَم (balam), أَنْشُوقَة (ʔanšūqa). In English, anchovy means 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.

Arabic words for anchovy

small saltwater fish
أَنْشُوفة ʔanšūfa, بَلَم balam, أَنْشُوقَة ʔanšūqa

English meaning of anchovy

  1. noun 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.

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Questions about anchovy in Arabic

What is the meaning of anchovy in Arabic?
Anchovy in Arabic is أَنْشُوفة (ʔanšūfa), بَلَم (balam), أَنْشُوقَة (ʔanšūqa).
ما معنى كلمة anchovy؟
Anchovy: أَنْشُوفة (ʔanšūfa), بَلَم (balam), أَنْشُوقَة (ʔanšūqa).
What does anchovy mean in English?
Anchovy means 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.

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