The first syllable is stressed in the US
Re:A Little History of the Anchovy
by richardfontana on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @09:06AM
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Not exclusively. I am in the US and I believe I consistently put primary stress on the second syllable. Merriam-Webster (an American English oriented dictionary) gives both pronunciations, but lists the first-syllable-stress version first:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anchovy
Yes, and I'll also note that the secondary stress seems to be on the second syllable. That is, the second syllable is not reduced like in the UK. So it's pronounced most commonly in the US more like "Anne Chovy" than "Anchvy"
I live in the UK, where the stress is placed on the first syllable: ANch'vy.
However, I'm originally from Australia, where the UK pronunciation seems to be an 'old money' thing, and most Australians put the stress on the second syllable: anCHOvy.