cod
noun/kɒd/
/kɑːd/
[countable, uncountable] (plural cod)
(also codfish)
- a large sea fish that is white inside and used for food
- fishing for cod
- cod fillets
- cod and parsley sauce
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCod is used before these nouns:- fillet
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin; one suggestion is that the word is the same as Old English cod(d) ‘bag’, because of the fish's appearance.
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