Etymology

pompano

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Today it means: Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. Full definition →

First used 16th c.Spanish pámpano
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  1. Spanish · borrowed frompámpano“Stromateus fiatola”
  2. English todaypompano

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 16th c. Any of various carangid fish of genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris (African pompano), from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
  • from 19th c. A Pacific pompano, an edible butterfish of species Peprilus simillimus.

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