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morue.

cod

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔ.ʁy/
  1. cod

    feminine
  2. a whore; a broad

    derogatory · feminine
  3. an ugly person; an oaf

    derogatory · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French morlue, a compound of Breton mor (“sea”) + Old French lus (“pike”). Cognate with the specific name in Gadus morhua. Likewise, cognate with English milwell (an old word spelled many ways before English spelling was standardized).

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