pompano

[ pom-puh-noh ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) pom·pa·no, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) pom·pa·nos.

1. Also Florida pompano. a deep-bodied food fish, Trachinotus carolinus, inhabiting coastal waters from New England to Brazil but mostly near Florida: a popular, fast-growing species in aquaculture.
2. a food fish, Preprilus simillimus, of California.
3. coquina ( def 1 ).

pompano

/ ˈpɒmpəˌnəʊ /

noun

1. any of several deep-bodied carangid food fishes of the genus Trachinotus, esp T. carolinus, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
2. a spiny-finned food fish, Palometa simillima, of North American coastal regions of the Pacific: family Stromateidae (butterfish, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pompano¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Spanish pámpano kind of fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of pompano¹

C19: from Spanish pámpano type of fish, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Homicide detectives arrested Simon, 24, of Pompano Beach Tuesday night.

From The Daily Beast

I consider the pompano to be the best food-fish in either salt or fresh water—the prince of food-fishes, it is incomparable.

From Project Gutenberg

There is another Spanish word pampano, more nearly resembling pompano in sound and spelling.

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On their outside beaches, during the flood tide, the beach-fleas and pompano-shells come rolling in on every wave.

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And this continues during the first half of the flood tide, during which time schools of pompano are feeding on them.

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Some of the fish found here are choice and costly delicacies, and include red snapper, pompano, Spanish mackerel and sea trout.

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