codo
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)
- (historical) A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.
Synonyms edit
- Spanish cubit, cubit (Spanish contexts)
Coordinate terms edit
Franco-Provençal edit
Noun edit
codo
References edit
- coude in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
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)
- elbow
- cubit (an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand)
- (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)
Further reading edit
- “codo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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