Definition of Anchavy
Anchovy, a small fish captured for the flavour of its flesh and made
into sauce.
- Wikipedia
An*cho"vy (ăn*chō"v&ybreve;), n.
[Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian
origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf.
D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zoöl.) A small
fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis
encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and
pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied
species.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, used as food, especially on pizzas and in Caesar salads.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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