bacalhau

Signification

(masculine) cod
(Portugal,colloquial,masculine) handshake (grasping of hands by two people)
(Portugal,colloquial,masculine) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Fréquence

Coupé comme

ba‧ca‧lhau

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ba.kaˈʎaw/

Étymologie

From Dutch bakeljauw, bakkeljauw, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Late Latin baccalaureus, baculum (“stick, staff”), referring to the way cod were split and dried on wooden sticks. Or, possibly from Basque bakailao. The Basque term may be either the source or the descendant of Dutch kabeljauw, cognates would then include French cabillaud and German Kabeljau. Cognate to Italian baccalà, Spanish bacalao, Catalan bacallà.