pollack

UK: /ˈpɒlək/ US: (pol′ək)

Inflections of 'pollack' (n):

pollacks

npl (All usages)

pollack

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Pollack live in the North Atlantic.")

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pol•lack  (pol′ək), n., pl. -lacks, (esp. collectively) -lack. 

1. Fish a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
2. Fish pollock.

• 1495–1505; assimilated variant of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle lumpfish; see -ock

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pollack, pollock / ˈpɒlək/ noun ( -lacks, -lack, -locks, -lock)

1. a gadoid food fish, Pollachius pollachius, that has a dark green back and a projecting lower jaw and occurs in northern seas, esp the North Atlantic Ocean

Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin

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Pollack / ˈpɒlək/ noun

1. Sydney. 1934–2008, US film director. His films include Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1986), and The Firm (1993)