anchoveta

English

a depiction of Engraulis ringens

Alternative forms

• anchovetta

Etymology

From Spanish anchoveta, diminutive of anchova (“anchovy”). Compare anchovette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌantʃəʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌænt͡ʃoʊˈvɛtə/, enPR: ăn'chō-vĕtʹə
• Rhymes: -ɛtə
• Hyphenation: an‧cho‧veta

Noun

anchoveta (plural anchovetas)

1. An anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.

Translations

Engraulis ringens

• Portuguese: anchoveta f
• Russian: перуа́нский анчо́ус m (peruánskij ančóus)
• Spanish: anchoveta f

References

• “anchoveta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “anchoveta”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Further reading

• Peruvian anchoveta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Engraulis ringens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Engraulis ringens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Portuguese

Etymology

From anchova (“anchovy”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ʃoˈve.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ʃoˈve.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ʃoˈve.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ʃuˈve.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.ʃuˈve.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.t͡ʃuˈbe.tɐ/ [ɐ̃.t͡ʃuˈβe.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: an‧cho‧ve‧ta

Noun

anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

Spanish

Etymology

From anchova (“anchovy”) +‎ -eta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ant͡ʃoˈbeta/ [ãnʲ.t͡ʃoˈβ̞e.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: an‧cho‧ve‧ta

Noun

anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

Descendants

• → English: anchoveta

Further reading

• “anchoveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10