different between pacific vs anchoveta

English

Alternative forms

• pacifick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French pacifique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??s?f?k/
• Rhymes: -?f?k

Adjective

pacific (comparative more pacific, superlative most pacific)

1. Calm, peaceful.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:calm

2. Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.

   Synonyms: dovish, nonviolent

   Antonyms: bellicose, hawkish, martial, militant, violent

Derived terms

• Pacific Ocean

Related terms

• pacify
• pacifism
• pacifist

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• anchovetta

Etymology

From Spanish anchoveta, diminutive of anchova (“anchovy”). Compare anchovette.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ant????v?t?/, enPR: ?n'ch?-v?t??
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ænt?o??v?t?/, enPR: ?n'ch?-v?t??
• Rhymes: -?t?
• Hyphenation: an?cho?veta

Noun

anchoveta (plural anchovetas)

1. A species of anchovy, Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.

Translations

Further reading

• Peruvian anchoveta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Engraulis ringens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Engraulis ringens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• “anchoveta”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “anchoveta” in the Collins English Dictionary

Portuguese

Etymology

anchova (“anchovy”) +? -eta (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /??.?u?ve.t?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??.?o?ve.t?/
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: an?cho?ve?ta

Noun

anchoveta f (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

Spanish

Etymology

anchova (“anchovy”) +? -eta (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ant??o?beta/, [ãn?.t??o???e.t?a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: an?cho?ve?ta

Noun

anchoveta m (plural anchovetas)

1. anchoveta

Descendants

• ? English: anchoveta

Further reading

• “anchoveta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.