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Meaning of pilchard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈpɪl.tʃəd/

Definitions

Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.

Equivalents

Deutsch Sardine
Suomi sardiini
Français pilchard
Türkçe sardalya

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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