sardine

Meaning

Noun

1. Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
2. (figuratively) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.

Verb

1. to fish for sardines
2. to pack or cram together tightly.

Adj

Characteristic of a sardius.

Synonyms

pilchard

sard

sardius

Sardina pilchardus

sardines

carnelian

anchovy

sprat

Translations

sardine

Sardine

sardina

sardina

sardine

sardinha

sardina

σαρδέλα

sardalya

sardien

ateşbalığı

Sardina pilchardus

sardella

sarda

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɑːˈdiːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: sardina

Cognate with Italian: sardina

In summary

Borrowed from French sardine (cognate with Spanish sardina, Italian sardina), Latin sardīna; from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη (sardínē).