pilchard
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilchard (plural pilchard or pilchards)
- Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, 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.
- He longs occasionally for human diet,
- 1839, John Hookham Frere (translator), The Birds, lines 76–77, in Acharnians and two other plays
Usage notes[edit]
The terms sardine and pilchard are not precise, and what is meant depends on the region. Often, the smaller fish are termed sardines and the larger ones pilchards.
Synonyms[edit]
- (small fish): sardine
Translations[edit]
a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilchard m (plural pilchards)
Further reading[edit]
- “pilchard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.