codo

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See also: co do

English

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.

Noun

codo (plural codos)

  1. (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish codo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkodo/,
  • Hyphenation: co‧do

Noun

codo

  1. elbow

Franco-Provençal

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cubitum.

Noun

codo m (plural codos)

  1. elbow

References

  • coude in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
  • côdo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkodo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -odo
  • Syllabification: co‧do

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish cobdo (“Spanish cubit”), from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cúbito, a later borrowed form. Cognate with Portuguese coto and côvado, Galician cóbado, Catalan colze and colzo, French coude, Romanian cot, English cubit. Compare coto.

Noun

codo m (plural codos)

  1. elbow
  2. cubit (an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand)
  3. (historical) codo, Spanish cubit (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.6 cm)
Coordinate terms
  • (Spanish unit of length): 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)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From codicia or codicioso, influenced by codo (“elbow”), perhaps with an initially euphemistic intention.

Adjective

codo (feminine coda, masculine plural codos, feminine plural codas)

  1. (colloquial, Central America, Mexico, Panama) selfish, avaricious, stingy

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