sardine
English
/sɑːˈdiːn/, /sɑɹˈdin/
noun
Definitions
- Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or (syn. ). The (syn. ) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
- (obsolete) carnelian
- (figurative) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
Etymology
Borrowed from French sardine derived from Latin sardina derived from Ancient Greek σαρδίνη.
Origin
Ancient Greek
σαρδίνη
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sardinelike English
- sardiner English
- sardiney English
- sardina Latin
- Sardine German
- caposardina Italian
- sarda Italian
- sardina Italian
- sardinade French
- sardine French
- sardinerie French
- sardinier French
- сарди́на Russian
- sardina Spanish, Castilian
- sardinero Spanish, Castilian
- σαρδίνη Ancient Greek
- sardino Esperanto
- sardina Catalan, Valencian
- sardeyne Middle Dutch
- 沙丁 Chinese
- 沙甸 Chinese
- jatiin Marshallese
- sardénn-a Ligurian
- sadin Hausa