bacalhau

Portuguese

/bɐ.kɐ.ˈʎaw/, /ba.ka.ˈʎaw/

noun

Definitions

cod
(Portugal) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Etymology

Derived from Dutch, Flemish bakaliaw derived from Latin baccalaureus derived from Basque bakailao (cod).

Origin

Basque (Bidasoa Valley)

bakailao

Gloss

cod

`Kanji`

鱈

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bacalao English
baccalaureatus Latin
baccalaureus Latin
baculum Latin
Bakkalaureus German
baccalà Italian
bakaliaw Dutch, Flemish
bakkeljauw Dutch, Flemish
kabeljauw Dutch, Flemish
cabillaud French
bacalao Spanish, Castilian
abacalhoado Portuguese
bacalhoeiro Portuguese
bacheler Old French
bakalar Serbo-Croatian
бакалар Serbo-Croatian
bacallà Catalan, Valencian
bacallau Galician
cabelliau Middle Dutch
kabeljou Afrikaans
бакалавър Bulgarian
Cabillaud Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
bakeljauw Old Dutch
馬介休 Chinese
бакалар Macedonian
bakailao Basque
batyaw Sranan Tongo
bakayau Shona