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pompano

noun pom·pa·no \ˈpäm-pə-ˌnō, ˈpəm-\
plural pom·pa·no or pom·pa·nos

Definition of POMPANO

1
:  a carangid food fish (Trachinotus carolinus) of the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico; broadly :  any of several related fishes
2
:  a small bluish or greenish butterfish (Peprilus simillimus) of the Pacific coast of North America
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Origin of POMPANO

American Spanish pámpano, from Spanish, a percoid fish (Sparus auratus), literally, vine leaf, from Latin pampinus
First Known Use: 1778

Rhymes with POMPANO

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