sardine
/sɑːˈdiːn/
B1 · Intermediate★★★☆☆
Simple Meaning
un pescado pequeño y aceitoso que la gente suele comer en lata.
When to Use
💬Daily Conversation✈️Travel English
Intermediate — can handle common situations
Examples in Conversation
“Íbamos apretados en el tren como sardinas esta mañana.”
“¿Te gustan las sardinas en tostada para un almuerzo rápido?”
Learning Path
▶Full Definition
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.