acciuga
Italian
acciuga (Engraulis encrasicolus)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atˈt͡ʃu.ɡa/
- Rhymes: -uɡa
- Hyphenation: ac‧ciù‧ga
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē, from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).
Noun
acciuga f (plural acciughe)
- anchovy (any of the fish in the family Engraulidae family), particularly the European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- Synonym: alice
- (figurative) a slim or thin person
- Synonyms: alice, chiodo, stecchino
Derived terms
- acciugaio
- acciugata
- acciughetta
- acciughina
- pasta d'acciughe
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Related to acciughero.
Noun
acciuga f (plural acciughe)
- Only used in erba acciuga (“savory”)