noun · rare

pilchard

Sardine

Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family…Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.

UK/ˈpɪl.tʃəd/US/ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/

» I like to fry pilchards.

Meaning

2 senses

Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the 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.
Sardine
small fatty fish usually canned
Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.
(often, specifically)Sardina pilchardus.

Examples

1 sentences

I like to fry pilchards.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail:

Origin

From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch

From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

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Forms

plural: pilchard / pilchards

Singular	pilchard
Plural	pilchard / pilchards

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

sardine

Close in meaning

small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring:sardine Sardina pilchardus
small fatty fish usually canned:sardine

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular