sardine
Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil…Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
» I bought a can of sardines.
Ich habe eine Büchse Sardinen gekauft.
Я купил банку сардин.
Meaning
4 sensesAny one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
Near-synonym: pilchard (broad sense)
They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal.
Sardine
сарди́наsardína, иваси́ivasí
сардинкаsardynka
(figuratively)Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers.
Dark-brown sard.
(obsolete)Carnelian.
- any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
- small fatty fish usually canned
- small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
- a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
Examples
43 sentencesI bought a can of sardines.
ruЯ купил банку сардин. — marafon
deIch habe eine Büchse Sardinen gekauft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I bought a couple of cans of sardines.
I throw the sardine as bait.
I use the sardine as bait.
The sardines formed into a large school.
deDie Sardinen bildeten eine große Schule. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīnBorrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīna; from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē).
Pliny states that its name was ultimately derived from Sardis, in Lydia, where the sard was first discovered; but probably ultimately derived from Persian sered ("yellowish-red").
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