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pilchard

/ˈpɪl.tʃəd/ UK
/ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/ US

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From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

noun pilchard · pilchards

Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the 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.
Similar: sardine
often, specifically Sardina pilchardus.
Similar: sardine

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noun a cigar-shaped fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail

Français	pilchard
Deutsch	Sardine

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@misc{pilchard_2026,
  title = {pilchard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pilchard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}