1590s, from Portuguese anchova, from Genoese or Corsican dialect, perhaps ultimately from either Latin apua "small fish" (from Greek aphye "small fry") [Gamillscheg, Diez], or from [..]

small food fish.

There are many species of small, silvery fish known as "anchovies," but the true anchovy comes from the Mediterranean and southern European coastlines. Often filleted, salt:cured, and canned [..]

A small fish used primarily as flavoring. It has a very salty and has a distinctive taste.

Pronounce it: ann-choe-veeSilver, slender salty little fish found mainly around the Black Sea and the Pacific and Atlantic, as well as the Mediterranean, where the best are thought to come from. They& [..]

(AN-choh-vee) – Anchovies are tiny silver fish, about three inches long.  They swim in large schools where the sea is temperate.  In modern Italy, Spain, and Greece, salted anchovies are offered as ap [..]

Though there are many species of small, silvery fish that are known in their country of origin as "anchovies," the true anchovy comes only from the Mediterranean and southern European coastlines. These tiny fish are generally filleted, salt-cured and canned in oil; they're sold flat and rolled. Canned anchovies can be stored [..]

Small silvery fish that come from the Mediterranean, usually salt cured and canned in olive oil. These add great flavor to many foods!

(n) tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces(n) small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical water [..]

a small fish usually stored in olive oil or salt. Anchovy is sold for flavoring.

a small fish usually stored in olive oil or salt. Anchovy is sold for flavoring.

<zoology> 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. Origin: Sp. Anchoa, anchova, or Pg. Anchova, prob. Of Iberian origin, and lit. A dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. A [..]