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cod

Pronunciation: /kɒd/

The English word “cod” has 16 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).
  2. A sea fish of the genus Gadus, inclusive of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).
  3. An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
  4. Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.
  5. Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, such as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).
  6. A small bag or pouch.
  7. A husk or integument; a pod.
  8. The cocoon of a silkworm.
  9. The scrotum.
  10. A pillow or cushion.
  11. A joke or an imitation.
  12. A stupid or foolish person.

adjective

  1. Having the character of imitation; jocular.
  2. Bad.

verb

  1. To attempt to deceive or confuse; to kid.
  2. To joke; to kid.

Etymology

From Middle English cod, codde, of uncertain origin: * Oldest English form cotfich as a surname in the 13th century; for more see cot (“chamber, cottage”). * A bag or pouch, related to its bloated shape; see Etymology 2 below. * From Latin gadus, from Ancient Greek γάδος (gádos, “cod”) with a possible pre-Greek or Semitic origin; for more see Atargatis, Cetus, and κῆτος (kêtos). Cognate with the…

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