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codo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
co-do
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.

Etymology

From Spanish codo (“elbow, Spanish cubit”), from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”). Doublet of cubit and covado. Compare codo.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

codos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dedo (1⁄24 codo) pulgada (1⁄18 codo) coto (1⁄4 codo) sesma (1⁄3 codo) palmo (1⁄2 codo) pie (2⁄3 codo) vara (2 codos)

Synonyms

Spanish cubit cubit

Questions

What does codo mean?
A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.
Where does codo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce codo

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