Meanings
nouncodo (plural codos)
plural codos
- historicalA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.
Synonyms: Spanish cubit, cubit
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nounA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.
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Origin
- Latincubitus
- Old Spanishcobdo
- Spanishcodo“elbow, Spanish cubit”
- Englishcodo
From Spanish codo (“elbow, Spanish cubit”), from Old Spanish cobdo, from Latin cubitus, from cubitum (“elbow, Roman cubit”). Doublet of cubit and covado. Compare codo.
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codo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codo
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“codo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codo. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codo.
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