pollack

[ pol-uhk ]

noun

, plural pol·lacks, (especially collectively) pol·lack.

1. a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa. Also especially British, .

pollack

¹

/ ˈpɒlək /

noun

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

Pollack

²

/ ˈpɒlək /

noun

1. PollackSydney19342008MUSFILMS AND TV: director Sydney. 1934–2008, US film director. His films include Tootsie (1982), Out of Africa (1986), and The Firm (1993)

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollack¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; assimilated variant of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle “lumpfish”; -ock

Word History and Origins

Origin of pollack¹

C17: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

China is the world’s largest seafood processing hub, importing, transforming and exporting pollack, cod, shrimp, salmon, herring and other species, as well as processing raw material caught by Chinese fishing vessels.

From Salon

A range of plants and animals call the kelp forests home - everything from sea anemones to sponges, pollack, wrasse and saith.

From BBC

“I saw big schools of pollack and cod, reminiscent of what I had seen in the 1970s off New England,” he says. 

From National Geographic

White fish such as cod, on the other hand, along with their layabout cousins coley, pouting and pollack, are far less industrious.

From The Guardian

The New Economics Foundation found that cod was fished beyond scientific advice by 38 percent, blue whiting by 51 percent and pollack even by 231 percent.

From US News