pompano

ˈpɒmpənoʊ

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Definition of pompano - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fish

TECH.

spiny-finned food fish from North American Pacific coasts

TECH.

We spotted a pompano while diving near California.

fish

seafood

American Atlantic

TECH.

deep-bodied carangid fish from American Atlantic coasts

TECH.

Pompano is popular among local fishermen in Florida.

carangid

fish

culinary term

Rare

dish made with a mild, flaky coastal fish

Rare

I ordered the pompano at the seafood restaurant.

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spiny-finned food fish from North American Pacific coasts
deep-bodied carangid fish from American Atlantic coasts
dish made with a mild, flaky coastal fish

Origin of pompano

Spanish, pampano (a kind of fish)

Terms with pompano included in their meaning

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palometa

biology

type of fish related to the pompano

Examples of pompano in a sentence

Fishermen often catch pompano in these waters.
Grilled pompano is a delicacy in many coastal restaurants.
The aquarium features a tank with live pompano.
The chef's special tonight is grilled pompano.
She enjoyed a delicious pompano with lemon butter sauce.

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French:pompano, carangue pompano, ...
German:Pompano, Pampano, ...
Italian:pompano, pesce pampo, ...
Spanish:pámpano, pez pámpano, ...
Portuguese:pompano, pampo, ...
Chinese:鲳鱼, 大西洋鲳鱼, ...
Japanese:ポンパノ, ポンパノ料理, ...
Arabic:بُومْبَانُو, سَمَك بُومْبَانُو, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹמְפָּנוֹ, מָנָה שֶׁל דַּג פּוֹמְפָּנוֹ, ...
Russian:помпано, ставрида, ...
Ukrainian:помпано, пампан, ...
Hindi:पॉम्पानो, पॉम्पानो मछली, ...
Bengali:পম্পানো, পম্পানো মাছ, ...
Catalan:pàmpol, peix caràngid, ...
Czech:pompano, kranas, ...
Danish:pompano, karangide, ...
Dutch:pompano, pompano gerecht, ...
Greek:κακαρέλος, πομπάνο, ...
Hungarian:pompano, aranymakréla, ...
Khmer:ត្រីសមុទ្រព្រុយមានបន្លាពីឆ្នេរប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិកអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ត្រីសមុទ្រក្រុមការ៉ាង្គីដរាងខ្លួនជ្រៅពីឆ្នេរអាត្លង់ទិកអាមេរិក, ...
Korean:폼파노, 전갱이, ...
Persian:پومپانو, غذای پومپانو, ...
Polish:pompan, pompano, ...
Portuguese (BR):pompano, pampo, ...
Romanian:pompano, preparat de pompano, ...
Swedish:pompano, fiskrätt, ...
Thai:ปลาปอมปาโน, ปลาทะเลรูปร่างลึก, ...
Turkish:pompano balığı, pompano, ...
Vietnamese:cá pompano, pompano, ...

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Definition of pompano - Reverso English Dictionary

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