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anchoveta
[ an-choh-vet-uh, -chuh- ]
noun
- an anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Baja California, used for bait.
anchoveta
/ ˌæntʃəˈvɛtə /
noun
- a small anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, of the American Pacific, used as bait by tuna fishermen
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anchoveta1
First recorded in 1935–40; from Spanish, equivalent to anchov(a) anchovy + -eta, from Latin -itta diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anchoveta1
C20: Spanish, diminutive of anchova anchovy
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