noun

sardine

sardine

I like to eat sardines on toast.

I like to eat sardines on toast.

A shoal of sardines swam past.

A school of sardines swam past.

((a/the)) sardine a small, oily fish I like to eat sardines on toast.

Synonyms: pilchard, sprat

From French 'sardine', from Latin 'sardina', named after the island of Sardinia, where they were once abundant.

Imagine a tin can shaped like the island of Sardinia, packed with tiny fish.

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