sardine en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /sɑːˈdiːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɑɹˈdin/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīna; from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē).
Meanings
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Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
Near-synonym: pilchard (broad sense)
They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal.
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(figuratively) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sardines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
white sardine · Indian oil sardine · Pacific sardine · sardiney · smoothbelly sardine · rainbox sardine · sardinella · sardiner · river sardine · sardine cisco · sardinewise · California sardine · Spanish sardine · Lake Tanganyika sardine · Chilean sardine · Marguesan sardine · scaled sardine · sardinelike · oil sardine · bombon sardine · orangespot sardine · freshwater sardine · Madeiran sardine · gilt sardine · true sardine · Lake Malawi sardine · red-ear sardine · packed like sardines
Descendants
Hypernyms
fish · creature · herring · animal
Synonyms
Translations (90)
hy սարդինաձուկ (fish) · ca sardina (fish) · ru иваси́ (fish) · vi cá mòi (fish) · fi sardiini (fish) · hu szardínia (fish) · sh sàrdela (fish) · gl xouba (fish) · sv sardin (fish) · ar صَحْنَاة (fish) · gl sardiña (fish) · vec sardeła (fish) · gu સાર્ડીન (fish) · kw hernen (fish) · ms sardin (fish) · ga sairdín (fish) · pl sardynka (fish) · ro sardină (fish) · cmn 鰮魚 /鳁鱼 (fish) · cmn 鰮鱼 (fish) · uk сардинка (fish) · kn ಸಾರ್ಡೀನ್ (fish) · de Sardine (fish) · ar صِحْنَاة (fish) · grc σαρδίνη (fish) · pl sardyna (fish) · cy pennog Mair (fish) · pms sardin-a (fish) · gd geilmhin (fish) · yue 沙甸魚 /沙甸鱼 (fish) · cs sardinka (fish) · si සාර්ඩීන් (fish) · mfe sardinn (fish) · ru сарди́на (fish) · ko 정어리 (fish) · fr sardine (fish) · it sarda (fish) · pt sardinha (fish) · nrf sardène (fish) · it sardella (fish) · cmn 沙丁魚 /沙丁鱼 (fish) · sw sardini (fish) · ar سَرْدِين (fish) · he סֻלְתָּנִית (fish) · vec sarda (fish) · mk сарди́на (fish) · nb sardin (fish) · ur سارڈین (fish) · mi mohimohi (fish) · gd sàrdan (fish) · it sardina (fish) · tl sardinas (fish) · id sarden (fish) · nan-hbl 鰮仔魚 /鳁仔鱼 (fish) · sh са̀рдела (fish) · bn সার্ডীন (fish) · bg сарди́на (fish) · da sardin (fish) · ja 鰯 (fish) · hi सार्डीन (fish) · af sardyn (fish) · la sardīna (fish) · cmn 鰮 /鳁/鰛 /鳁 (fish) · gd pillsear (fish) · ta ஸார்டீன் (fish) · ka სარდინი (fish) · io sardino (fish) · pl pilchard (fish) · mic so'qomu'j (fish) · ccc apejta (fish) · gv sardeen (fish) · ja イワシ (fish) · nrf sardaenne (fish) · ast sardina (fish) · te సార్డీన్ (fish) · scn sarda (fish) · la sarda (fish) · ja マイワシ (fish) · ja サーディン (fish) · he סלתנית \ סַלְתָּנִית (fish) · tr sardalya (fish) · gv pilshynagh (fish) · nrf sardinne (fish) · nn sardin (fish) · es sardina (fish) · nl sardien (fish) · eo sardino (fish) · cy sardîn (fish) · el σαρδέλα (fish) · cmn 沙丁 (fish)