pilchard
English
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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
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 greater ones pilchards.
Synonyms
- (small fish): sardine
Translations
a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail
