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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpa.dɐ/
"O polaca do Alasca é muito consumido no mundo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A marine food fish of the cod family, found in northern Atlantic waters.
"The fisherman reeled in a large pollock from the cold northern waters." - 2
The flesh of this fish eaten as food.
"Pollock is frequently used as a sustainable alternative to cod in processed seafood products."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'pollok', from Old English 'pullice' or Celtic roots, originally denoting a type of marine fish with a dark head. The variant spelling 'sei' (or 'seithe') relates specifically to the coalfish or young saithe found in northern European waters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pollock" is said worldwide
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lieu
Transliteration: /ljø/
"Nous avons pêché du lieu frais ce matin."
Pollack
Transliteration: /ˈpɔlak/
"Pollack ist ein beliebter Speisefisch in Nordeuropa."
merluzzo giallo
Transliteration: /merˈlud.zo ˈdʒal.lo/
"Il merluzzo giallo viene spesso cucinato al forno."
abadejo
Transliteration: /a.βaˈðe.xo/
"El abadejo es un pescado blanco muy nutritivo."
pada
Transliteration: /ˈpa.dɐ/
"O polaca do Alasca é muito consumido no mundo."
एक प्रकार की समुद्री मछली
Transliteration: ek prakaar ki samudri machhli
"यह पोलॉक मछली ठंडे समुद्र में पाई जाती है।"
绿鳕
Transliteration: lǜ xuě
"这道菜是用新鲜绿鳕 做的。"
명태
Transliteration: myeongtae
"우리는 시장에서 신선한 명태를 샀다."
スケトウダラ
Transliteration: suketōdara
"スケトウダラは北太平洋に多く生息しています。"
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