Wiktionary

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)

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

Synonyms

edit

Coordinate terms

edit

Franco-Provençal

edit

Noun

edit

codo

  1. Alternative spelling of côdo (“elbow”)

References

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

Spanish

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈkodo/ [ˈko.ð̞o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • 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)
Derived terms
edit
edit

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

Further reading

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=codo&oldid=80110080"