Dictionary

pilchard en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ (UK)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/ (US)

Etymology

From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

Meanings

1. Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.
   • 1839, John Hookham Frere (translator), The Birds, lines 76–77, in Acharnians and two other plays He longs occasionally for human diet, His old Athenian fare: pilchards, for instance.
2. (often, specifically) Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae. ▸ Sardina pilchardus.

Forms

Hypernyms

creature · animal · pilchard · fish · sardine · animal · fish · creature

Synonyms

sardine · sardine

Translations (16)

mi mohimohi (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · de Sardine (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · cy pennog Mair (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · fi sardiini (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · bg сардела (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · sh sàrdela (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · tr sardalya (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · hu szardínia (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · ast sardina (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · sh са̀рдела (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · ga pilséar (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · mi mohi (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · grc σαρδίνη (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · kw hernen (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · fr pilchard (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail) · tr sardina (a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail)

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