When you hear 'anchovy' are you hearing English or Portuguese?

'Anchovy' is a word borrowed from Portuguese 'anchova'. The word entered the English language some time around 1595.

anchovy [noun] [1595]

Any of a family (Engraulidae) of small fishes resembling herrings that includes several (as ) that are important food f...

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Etymology: Spanish 'anchova'

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