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codo.

elbow

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkodo/[ˈko.ð̞o]
  1. elbow

    masculine
  2. cubit (an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand)

    masculine
  3. codo, Spanish cubit (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.6 cm)

    historical · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *kubāō Latin cubō Latin cubitusnom. Latin cubitum Old Spanish cobdo Spanish codo Inherited from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”), substantivized from the perfect passive participle of cubō (“to lie down”). Doublet of cúbito (“ulna”), a later borrowed form. Cognate with Portuguese coto and côvado, Galician cóbado, Catalan colze and colzo, French coude, Romanian cot, and English cubit. Compare coto.

adj/ˈkodo/[ˈko.ð̞o]
  1. selfish, avaricious, stingy

    Central-America · Mexico · Panama · colloquial
Where this word comes from

From codicia or codicioso, influenced by codo (“elbow”), perhaps with an initially euphemistic intention.

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