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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pom•pa•no (pom′pə nō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -no, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -nos. - Fisha deep-bodied food fish, Trachinotus carolinus, inhabiting waters off the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
- Fisha food fish, Preprilus simillimus, of California.
- coquina.
- Spanish pámpano kind of fish
- 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pompano /ˈpɒmpəˌnəʊ/ n ( pl -no, -nos)- any of several deep-bodied carangid food fishes of the genus Trachinotus, esp T. carolinus, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
- a spiny-finned food fish, Palometa simillima, of North American coastal regions of the Pacific: family Stromateidae (butterfish, etc)
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish pámpano type of fish, of uncertain origin |