bacalhau

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noun

Dried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish.

OriginPortuguese bacalhau →
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Meanings

nounbacalhau (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDried salted cod; salt cod; klipfish.

Origin

  1. Portuguesebacalhau
  2. Portuguesebacalhau
  3. Englishbacalhau

Borrowed from Portuguese bacalhau. Doublet of bacalao and baccala.

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APA

bacalhau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacalhau

MLA

“bacalhau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacalhau. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bacalhau,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bacalhau.

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