Sardine
Sardina pilchardus
#nm_0527📍 Germany
- Language
- German
- Transliteration
- Sardine
- IPA
- /zaʁˈdiːnə/
From Italian sardina (sardine), diminutive of sarda (a Mediterranean fish) ↳ From Latin sardina (sardine) ↳ From Greek Σαρδίνη Sardínē (Sardinia), referring to the island where the fish was plentiful
Named after Sardinia island. Small, oily fish. Documented in Turkish since 1665.