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pompano.

Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.

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noun/ˈpɒmpənəʊ/UK
  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.

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Where this word comes from

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

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