"anchovette" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anchovy|ette}} anchovy + -ette, {{m|fr|anchovette||Engraulis ringens, a species of anchovy found off the coasts of Chile and Peru}} anchovette (“Engraulis ringens, a species of anchovy found off the coasts of Chile and Peru”), {{m|es|anchoveta}} anchoveta, {{nbsp}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anchovette (uncountable)
  1. A paste made from anchovies, used as a spread. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-anchovette-en-noun-REZsVrWk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette

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          "ref": "1925, Report of the Director-General of Public Health, New South Wales for the Year 1925, Sydney, published 1927, page 184",
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          "ref": "1955, Patrick White, chapter 16, in The Tree of Man, New York: Viking, page 258",
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