pomfret /ˈpɒm.fɹɪt/ noun4 •A fish of family Bramidae, consisting of eight genera and some twenty species. •Any in the genus Pampus (family Stromateidae) of butterfishes. •A golden pomfret (Trachinotus blochii, family Carangidae). •A black pomfret (Parastromateus niger, family Carangidae). formspomfrets