pomfret

American  

[pom-frit, puhm-] / ˈpɒm frɪt, ˈpʌm- /

noun

plural

pomfret,

plural

pomfrets

1. any of several scombroid fishes of the family Bramidae, found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

2. any of several East Indian stromateid fishes, especially Stromateoides argenteus, valued as food.

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pomfret ¹ British  

/ ˈpɒmfrɪt /

noun

1. any of various fishes of the genus Stromateidae of the Indian and Pacific oceans: valued as food fishes

2. any of various scombroid fishes, esp Brama raii, of northern oceans: valued as food fishes

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pomfret ² British  

/ ˈpɒm-, ˈpʌmfrɪt /

noun

1. Also called: Pontefract cake.  a small black rounded confection of liquorice

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Etymology

Origin of pomfret

First recorded in 1720–30; earlier pamplee, pamflet, pomphlet; compare French pample, Portuguese pampo

Example Sentences

He was inspired in part by tiny Pomfret, Vt., home to a farm with classic red barns that offers the quintessential New England scenery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

While in the Navy, Carter took graduate courses in nuclear physics and served as a submariner on the USS Pomfret.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

Personal finance expert Laura Pomfret said the economic landscape between older generations and millennials and Gen Z’s is vastly different.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

The normally quiet dirt road from Pomfret to Woodstock, home to the frequently photographed Sleepy Hollow Farm, will be open only to residents through mid-October.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

Michael Antoniou—Father Mike, as he would come to be known in our family—was at that time a seminarian at the Greek Orthodox Holy Cross Theological School out in Pomfret, Connecticut.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides