pilchard

English

The European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus).

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.tʃɚd/

Noun

pilchard (plural pilchard or pilchards)

  1. 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.

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.

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