acciuga
Italian (Fiorentino)
/atˈt͡ʃu.ɡa/
noun
Definitions
- anchovy any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family, particularly the (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- (figuratively) a slim or thin person
Etymology
Derived from Ligurian anciôa derived from Latin *apiuva derived from Ancient Greek ἀφύη.
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀφύη
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *apiua Latin
- *apiuva Latin
- aphya Latin
- aphye Latin
- aphyē Latin
- acciughetta Italian
- acciughina Italian
- anchoa Spanish, Castilian
- anchova Spanish, Castilian
- φύω Ancient Greek
- ἀφύη Ancient Greek
- ansjos Norwegian Bokmål
- ansjos Norwegian Nynorsk
- αντζούγια Greek (modern)
- anciuga Venetian
- antxu Basque
- anciôa Ligurian
- anchjuva Corsican
- *apiua la-med