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pompano

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒmpənəʊ/

The English word “pompano” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
  2. A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.

Etymology

From Spanish pámpano (“Stromateus fiatola”). Compare pomfret.

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