HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › pilchard
← Back to search

Meaning of pilchard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɪl.tʃəd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Bosanski sardela сардела
Cymraeg pennog Mair
Deutsch Sardine
Suomi sardiini
Français pilchard
Gaeilge pilséar
Hrvatski sardela сардела
Magyar Szardínia
한국어 정어리
Српски sardela сардела
Svenska sardin
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.
See all B2 English words →

See also

pilcher pilchers pilciloricid Pilcomayo pilcorn pilcrow

Learn this word in context

See pilchard used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free