bacalao
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Spanish bacalao
Noun [edit]
bacalao (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of bacalhau.
- 2003 September 5, A. LaBan, “Rooms With a View”, Chicago Reader:
- House specialties also include a spicy, salty bacalao, pollack stew in a red or white sauce […] .
- 2003 September 5, A. LaBan, “Rooms With a View”, Chicago Reader:
Spanish [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Basque bakailao, the same source that gave Old Dutch bakeljauw, variant of kabeljauw.
Cognate to Italian baccalà, Portuguese bacalhau, Catalan bacallà.
Noun [edit]
bacalao m (plural bacalaos)