palometa

noun

pal·​o·​meta

ˌpaləˈmetə

plural palometas

1

: any of several pompanos (such as the permit Trachinotus goodei)

2

: any of various butterfishes (such as the California pompano) of the family Stromateidae

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, diminutive of paloma dove

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