POLLACK


Meaning of POLLACK in English

n.

Variant: or pol · lock

Pronunciation: ' pä-l ə k

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural pollack or pollock

Etymology: Middle English poullok, perhaps from ScotGael pollag or Irish pollóg

Date: 15th century

1 : a commercially important No. Atlantic food fish ( Pollachius virens ) related to and resembling the cods but darker

2 : a commercially important northern Pacific food fish ( Theragra chalcogramma ) of the cod family that closely resembles the pollack ― called also walleye pollack

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