Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bacalhau

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: ba-cal-hau
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bacalhau. Doublet of bacalao and baccala.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bacalhau mean?: Dried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish.
Where does bacalhau come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese bacalhau. Doublet of bacalao and baccala.

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