pilchard
English
editEtymology
editUnknown.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpilchard (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
editThe 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
edita cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail
See also
editFrench
editNoun
editpilchard m (plural pilchards)
Further reading
edit- “pilchard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.