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pollack

noun
pol·​lack | \ ˈpä-lÉ™k How to pronounce pollack (audio) \
variants: or pollock
plural pollack or pollock

Definition of pollack

1 : a commercially important North 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

First Known Use of pollack

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for pollack

Middle English poullok, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic pollag or Irish pollóg

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pollack

noun
pol·​lack
variants: or pollock \ ˈpä-​lÉ™k \
plural pollack or pollock

Kids Definition of pollack

: either of two fishes of the northern Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean that are related to the cod and are often used for food

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