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.

Noun

codo m (plural codos)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. cubit (measure)

Derived 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)

  1. (colloquial, Mexico) selfish, avaricious, stingy

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