pomfret

noun

pom·​fret ˈpäm-frət 

ˈpəm-

1

: any of a family (Bramidae) of usually deep-bodied spiny-finned oceanic fishes some of which are used for food

2

: a silvery deep-bodied marine food fish (Pampus argenteus of the family Stramateidae) of Asia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Town-Wide Tag Sale POMFRET — Pomfret's 11th annual town-wide tag sale will take place at 7 a.m. Saturday, May 6. —Courant Community, 4 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier pamflet, probably from French pample, from Portuguese pampo

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 2