Definition
A European freshwater fish of the carp family, also known as a chub or dace; a game fish valued by anglers.
Etymology
From Middle English, possibly from Old English 'ceafor' combined with '-ender,' or influenced by similar Scandinavian and Germanic fish names. The term has been used in English fishing literature since at least the 16th century, though its exact origin remains debated among etymologists.
Kelly Says
Chavender names pop up in old fishing treatises because medieval and early modern England obsessed over classifying fish for sport and food—these names were precise local terms that mostly died out when standardized scientific nomenclature took over, leaving them as quirks in angling history.
Translations
ARالعربية
شابيندير
sha-bin-der
BNবাংলা
চাবেন্ডার
cha-ben-dar
CACatalà
chavender
cha-ven-der
CSČeština
chavender
cha-ven-der
DADansk
chavender
cha-ven-der
DEDeutsch
chavender
cha-ven-der
ELΕλληνικά
τσαβέντερ
tsa-ven-ter
ESEspañol
chavender
cha-ven-der
FAفارسی
چاوِندر
cha-ven-der
FISuomi
chavender
cha-ven-der
FRFrançais
chavender
sha-ven-der
GUGU
ચાવેન્ડર
cha-ven-der
HAHA
chavender
cha-ven-der
HEעברית
צ'אוונדר
t'a-ven-der
HIहिन्दी
चावेंडर
cha-ven-der
HUMagyar
chavender
cha-ven-der
IDBahasa Indonesia
chavender
cha-ven-der
IGIG
chavender
cha-ven-der
ITItaliano
chavender
cha-ven-der
KKKK
шавендер
sha-ven-der
KMKM
ចាវ៉េនឌឺ
cha-ven-der
MSBahasa Melayu
chavender
cha-ven-der
MYမြန်မာ
ချာဗန်ဒါ
cha-ban-da
NLNederlands
chavender
cha-ven-der
NONorsk
chavender
cha-ven-der
PLPolski
chavender
cha-ven-der
PTPortuguês
chavender
cha-ven-der
RORomână
chavender
cha-ven-der
RUРусский
чавендер
cha-ven-der
SVSvenska
chavender
cha-ven-der
SWKiswahili
chavender
cha-ven-der
TAதமிழ்
சாவெண்டர்
sa-ven-der
TEతెలుగు
చావెండర్
cha-ven-dar
THไทย
ชาเวนเดอร์
cha-wen-der
TLTL
chavender
cha-ven-der
TRTürkçe
chavender
cha-ven-der
UKУкраїнська
чавендер
cha-ven-der
URاردو
چاوندر
cha-ven-der
VITiếng Việt
chavender
cha-ven-der
YOYO
chavender
cha-ven-der
ZUZU
chavender
cha-ven-der