pilchard

== English == === Etymology === From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/ === Noun === pilchard (plural pilchard or pilchards) Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. Near-synonym: sardine 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 exactly synonymous, and the meaning depends on the region. Often, the smaller fish are termed sardines, while the larger ones are pilchards. ==== Translations ==== === References === “pilchard”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. pilchard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From English pilchard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pil.ʃaʁ/ === Noun === pilchard m (plural pilchards) pilchard, sardine === Further reading === “pilchard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012