pollack

noun

pol·​lack ˈpä-lək 

variants or pollock

plural pollack or pollock

1

: a commercially important North Atlantic food fish (Pollachius virens) related to and resembling the cods but darker

2

: a commercially important northern Pacific food fish (Gadus chalcogrammus synonym Theragra chalcogramma) of the cod family that closely resembles the pollack

called also walleye pollack

Examples of pollack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

American consumers have not suffered much yet from the Atlantic cod crisis; for the moment, the slack is being taken up by Pacific cod, by Norwegian and Russian cod from the Barents Sea, and by similar fish such as pollack, which are now being swept up by factory ships off Alaska. —Robert Kunzig, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

Benedict over plump asparagus; a soup packed with salmon, mussels, and pollack, drizzled with oil, and infused with spinach and leek; and a lemon-and-almond cake held together with thick slabs of buttercream. —Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023

Beer battered Alaskan pollack served with French fries or baked potato, coleslaw, bread and butter and tartar sauce. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 20 Feb. 2021

Alaskan pollack, homemade perogies and eggplant lasagna. —Carol Kovach, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021

The fish fry in a light beer batter is pollack, which has that cod sweetness; the perch on the menu is yellow perch. —Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle English poullok, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic pollag or Irish pollóg

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pollack

• walleye pollack

Kids Definition

pollack

noun

pol·​lack

variants or pollock

ˈpäl-ək 

plural pollack or pollock

1

: an important food fish of the northern Atlantic that resembles the related cods but is darker

2

: an important food fish of the northern Pacific that is related to and resembles the pollack of the northern Atlantic