anchovy
/ˈæntʃəvɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- a small shoaling fish of commercial importance as a food fish and as bait. It is strongly flavoured and is usually preserved in salt and oil.鳀。
1.1
- Genus Engraulis, family Engraulidae: several species, including E. encrasicolus of European waters.鳀属, 鳀科：数种, 包括欧洲水域的欧洲鳀。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish and Portuguese anchova, of unknown origin.