ançua

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ançue — Gheg

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan inciò, anciò, from Ligurian anciôa. Doublet of açugë and inçun.

Noun

ançua m (definite ançoi) (dialectal, Tosk)

1. anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus)

   Synonyms: açugë, inçun, korobace, gjuhcë, gavro

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “ançue […] -ua”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 6b