anchovette

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词源

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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