Meaning
sardine
- a small, oily commercial sea fish
- the fish prepared or canned as food
In a sentence
Stasera cuciniamo delle sardine alla griglia.
Tonight we are cooking grilled sardines.
Sul treno eravamo pigiati come sardine.
On the train we were packed like sardines.
Ti piacciono le sardine con la pasta?
Do you like sardines with pasta?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sardina | feminine · singular |
| sardine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Used in the common idiom 'come sardine' (packed like sardines) to describe cramped places.