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  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 pollack 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pollack
  plural
• 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

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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

For lunch, Purslane serves a standout Cornish pollack with wood-roasted celeriac and chanterelles; come nighttime, it’s all about Daffodil, an Art Deco–style restaurant and bar known for its martinis and live jazz.

From Time ● Jan. 13, 2015

A pollack, I know; and when you get him he’s all orange, and green, and gold!”

From Menhardoc by Staniland, C.J.

Mr. Pollack also finds some glimmers of policy progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

“Lower levels of calcium and magnesium affect the strength of gluten,” said Pollack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

For Joshua Pollack, the New Jersey-born proprietor of Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen in Denver, making an authentic New York bagel starts with producing authentic New York water, which many consider essential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Pollack argued in a court submission that the license requirement violated Maduro's constitutional right to legal representation and demanded the case be thrown out on procedural grounds.

From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026

In analyzing these spectra, O. B. Toon, J. B. Pollack and I found that certain features seem best accounted for by montmorillonite and other kinds of clay.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan