codo
See also: co do
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkodo/, [ˈkoðo]
- Rhymes: -oðo
Etymology 1
From Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (“elbow”). Compare the borrowed doublet cúbito. Cognate with Portuguese coto, French coude, Romanian cot.
Derived terms
- codera
- codo con codo
- hablar por los codos
- comerse los codos por hambre
- hinchar codos
- partirse los codos
Related terms
Etymology 2
From codicia or codicioso, influenced by codo (“elbow”), perhaps with an initially euphemistic intention.
Adjective
codo (feminine singular coda, masculine plural codos, feminine plural codas)
- (colloquial, Mexico) selfish, avaricious, stingy
Further reading
- “codo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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