POMFRET

Pom "fret, n. Etym: [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind of fish. ](Zoöl.) (a ) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the genus Stromateus (S. niger, S. argenteus ) native of Southern Europe and Asia. (b ) A marine food fish of Bermuda (Brama Raji ).

pomfret

pom fret |ˈpämfrət, ˈpəm -ˈpɑmfrət | ▶noun a deep-bodied fish of open seas that typically has scales on the dorsal and anal fins. [Family Bramidae: several genera and species, including the edible Brama brama of the North Atlantic. ] ORIGIN early 18th cent.: apparently from Portuguese pampo.

pomfret

pomfret |ˈpɒmfrɪt | ▶noun a deep-bodied fish of open seas, which typically has scales on the dorsal and anal fins. ●Family Bramidae: several genera and species, including the edible Brama brama of the North Atlantic (also called Ray's bream ). ORIGIN early 18th cent.: apparently from Portuguese pampo.

pomfret cake

pomfret cake |ˈpɒmfrɪt, ˈpʌm -| ▶noun archaic variant of Pontefract cake.