baccala

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noun

Dried and salted codfish.

OriginItalian baccalà →
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Meanings

nounbaccala (countable and uncountable, plural baccalas)

plural baccalas · alternative baccalà

  1. countableuncountableDried and salted codfish.

Origin

  1. Italianbaccalà
  2. Englishbaccala

From Italian baccalà. Doublet of bacalhau and bacalao.

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

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Chicago

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