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sardine

/sɑːˈdiːn/ /sɑɹˈdin/

Meanings

noun

Sardine

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 California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.

Examples :

Pour le déjeuner, j'ai ouvert une boîte de sardines et je les ai mangées avec des crackers.