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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.

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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]
  • 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)
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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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