Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilchard

/ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: pilchard
IPA: /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.

noun

Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/
British English: /ˈpɪl.tʃəd/

Inflected Forms

pilchards (plural)

Synonyms

sardine sardina pilchardus

Questions

How do you pronounce pilchard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪl.t͡ʃɚd/.
What does pilchard mean?: Any of various small oily fish that are, or are related to, herrings, in the family Clupeidae.
Where does pilchard come from?: From earlier pilcher, adapted to the suffix -ard. Further etymology unknown. Compare Dutch pelser.

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