Noun: anchovy 'an,chow-vee [N. Amer], an-chu-vee [Brit]
- Tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
"He added a few anchovies to the Caesar salad dressing"
- Small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
"The Caesar salad dressing contained anchovy paste"
Derived forms: anchovies
Type of: fish, malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
Part of: anchovy paste, Engraulidae, family Engraulidae
Encyclopedia: Anchovy, Jamaica