Anchovette
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A paste made from anchovies, used as a spread. uncountable
"Lunch was eaten at about 1.15 p.m., the food consisting of anchovette paste, bread and butter, tea, and, in one case, treacle."
Example
More examples"Lunch was eaten at about 1.15 p.m., the food consisting of anchovette paste, bread and butter, tea, and, in one case, treacle."
Etymology
From anchovy + -ette; probably coined as a brand name, but compare French anchovette (“Engraulis ringens, a species of anchovy found off the coasts of Chile and Peru”), from Spanish anchoveta.
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