pollock

Meaning

Noun

Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

Verb

To fish for pollock.

Verb

To splatter, as with paint.

Synonyms

pollack

Pollachius pollachius

horse-mackerel

saithe

mackerel scad

European horse mackerel

common scad

dotted scad

false scad

Atlantic horse mackerel

cigarfish

round scad

helena scad

ten-finned horse mackerel

round robin

Translations

Köhler

lieu jaune

lieu

carbonero

abadejo

abadejo de Alaska

abadejo

Pollack

lieu noir

colin

merluzzo giallo

colin noir

pollachius pollachius

goberge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɑlək/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English:

In summary

From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.