Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cod

/kɔd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
cod
IPA
/kɔd/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

noun

Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

noun

Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

noun

Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

Informal

noun

Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.

Informal

noun

A small bag or pouch.

Obsolete

noun

A husk or integument; a pod.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

The cocoon of a silkworm.

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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 genus name, translingual Gadus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cod, gadus, γάδος, *kuddō, *kuddô, *gewt-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kɔd/
  • British English: /kɒd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cods (plural) more cod (comparative) most cod (superlative) cods (present, singular) codding (participle, present) codded (participle, past) codded (past) C.O.D. (alternative)

Derived Forms

codbank codfish codfisher codfisherman codlet codline codling codmop codsmack codsound graycod greycod

Phrases

Antarctic cod Arctic cod Atlantic cod Atlantic tomcod bank cod Nototheniidae barramundi cod bastard cod bay cod

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Questions

How do you pronounce cod?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɔd/.
What does cod mean?
Any of various types of sea fish or the meat from said fish.
Where does cod come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cod

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