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bacalhau.

cod

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.kaˈʎaw/Brazil[ba.kaˈʎaʊ̯]Brazil/bɐ.kɐˈʎaw/Portugal
  1. cod

    masculine
  2. salt cod; klipfish

    masculine
  3. stockfish

    masculine
  4. handshake (grasping of hands by two people)

    Portugal · colloquial · masculine
  5. vagina (woman's genitalia)

    Portugal · colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Dutch bakeljauw, bakkeljauw, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Late Latin baccalaureus, baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, possibly from Basque bakailao. The Basque term may be either the source or the descendant of Dutch kabeljauw, cognates would then include French cabillaud and German Kabeljau. Cognate to Italian baccalà, Spanish bacalao, Catalan bacallà, Sicilian baccalaru.

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