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Anchovy Pronunciation
Anchovy is pronounced AN-choh-vee, IPA /ˈænˌtʃoʊvi/.
AN-choh-vee
US /ˈænˌtʃoʊvi/ · UK /ˈæntʃɒvi/
Syllables: AN · choh · vee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A small, strongly flavoured sea fish, usually sold salted or in oil.
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Two Ways to Say Anchovy
The pronunciation changes with the meaning or the part of speech. The form above is the most common; the others are:
- beat on the middle syllable, an-CHOH-vee: /ænˈtʃoʊvi/ (an-CHOH-vee)
Anchovy in a Sentence
- One anchovy melted into the sauce is enough.
- He picks every anchovy off his pizza.
- A tin of anchovy fillets lives in the cupboard.
Common Mispronunciations of Anchovy
Not AN-kuh-vee
Unlike anchor and anchor's Greek relatives, this ch is the soft one of church. The word came through Spanish and Portuguese, not Greek.
Not an-CHOH-vy
The last syllable is a short vee, rhyming with the ending of lovely. It never takes the long i of my.
Tip: Both readings are standard: AN-choh-vee is the usual British one, an-CHOH-vee the usual American one.
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