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Definition of cod noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cod noun  /kɒd/  /kɑːd/[countable, uncountable] (plural cod) (also codfish) jump to other results

1. a large sea fish that is white inside and used for food
   • fishing for cod
   • cod fillets
   • cod and parsley sauce
   Topics Fish and shellfishc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryCod is used before these nouns:
   • fillet
   See full entryWord 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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