codo

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See also: co do

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (elbow). Compare the borrowed doublet cúbito. Cognate with Portuguese coto, French coude, Romanian cot, English cubit.

Noun

codo m (plural codos)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. cubit (measure)

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, Mexico) selfish, avaricious, stingy

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