codo

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See also: co do

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

codo (plural codos)

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

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Franco-Provençal[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin cubitum.

Noun[edit]

codo m

  1. elbow

References[edit]

  • coude in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkodo/ [ˈko.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -odo
  • Syllabification: co‧do

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]
  • (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)
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

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

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