noun, feminine/ant͡ʃoˈbeta/plural: anchovetas
anchoveta
Etymology tree Spanish anchova Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -etder. French -ettebor. ▲ Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -ettabor. Spanish -eta Spanish anchoveta From anchova (“anchovy”) + -eta (diminutive suffix).