pilchard
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.