pompano

Etymology

From Spanish pámpano (“Stromateus fiatola”). Compare pomfret.

noun

1. Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
2. (chiefly US) An edible butterfish, Peprilus simillimus, the Pacific pompano.
   Monsieur Ratignolle was prepared to take things seriously; the mets, the entre-mets, the service, the decorations, even the people. He looked up from his pompano and inquired of Arobin if he were related to the gentleman of that name who formed one of the firm of Laitner and Arobin, lawyers. 1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening