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• pollack
  pollack

  noun

  a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa. Also
• Pollack
  Pollack

  noun

  Sydney. 1934–2008, US film director. His films include Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1986), and The Firm (1993)

pollack

American  

[pol-uhk] / ˈpɒl ək /

noun

pollacks plural

1. a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa. Also

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Pollack ¹ British  

/ ˈpɒlək /

noun

1. Sydney. 1934–2008, US film director. His films include Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1986), and The Firm (1993)

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pollack ² British  

/ ˈpɒlək /

noun

1. a gadoid food fish, Pollachius pollachius, that has a dark green back and a projecting lower jaw and occurs in northern seas, esp the North Atlantic Ocean

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Inflected Forms

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• pollacks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of pollack

First recorded in 1495–1505; assimilated variant of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle “lumpfish”; see -ock

Example Sentences

China is the world’s largest seafood processing hub, importing, transforming and exporting pollack, cod, shrimp, salmon, herring and other species, as well as processing raw material caught by Chinese fishing vessels.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2024

For example, seafood giant Nissui Corporation makes a tamagoyaki - a Japanese rolled omelette - from Alaskan pollack.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023

The area is a rich fishing ground for pollack, Okhotsk mackerrel and octopus.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Equally good, and with the same owners, is Village East, villageeast.co.uk, where twice-baked cheddar-and-Gruyère soufflé is a stalwart alongside daily specials like wild mallard and pollack with Shetland mussels.

From Time • Dec. 1, 2011

He remained rather silent that evening, and even forgot to praise Prue's hot biscuit, of which he ate a good many with his creamed pollack.

From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)