anchoveta

• anchovetta

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

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

anchoveta (plural anchovetas)

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

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

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

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

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

anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

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

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

anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

• → English: anchoveta

• “anchoveta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014