salt cod

noun

Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted.

Meanings

nounsalt cod (plural salt cods)

plural salt cods

  1. Cod, especially [Atlantic] cod, that has been caught and salted.
    1. oftenspecificallyThat which has been both dried and salted.

      Synonyms: klipfish, clipfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThat which has been both dried and salted.

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Translations

Catalan bacallà
  • bacallàCod that has been dried and salted
Czech solená treska, solená ryba
  • solená treskaCod that has been dried and salted
  • solená rybaCod that has been dried and salted
Danish klipfisk
  • klipfiskCod that has been dried and salted
Dutch klipvis, bakkeljauw
  • klipvisCod that has been dried and salted
  • bakkeljauwCod that has been dried and salted
Finnish kuivattu ja suolattu turska
  • kuivattu ja suolattu turskaCod that has been dried and salted
French morue salée
  • morue saléeCod that has been dried and salted
German Klippfisch
  • KlippfischCod that has been dried and salted
Greek μπακαλιάρος, μπακαλάος
  • μπακαλιάρος (bakaliáros)Cod that has been dried and salted
  • μπακαλάος (bakaláos)Cod that has been dried and salted
  • βακαλάος (vakaláos)Cod that has been dried and salted
Hungarian sózott tőkehal
  • sózott tőkehalCod that has been dried and salted
Irish trosc saillte
  • trosc saillteCod that has been dried and salted
Italian baccalà
  • baccalàCod that has been dried and salted
Korean 바칼라, 염대구
  • 바칼라 (bakalla)Cod that has been dried and salted
  • 염대구 (yeomdaegu)Cod that has been dried and salted
Norwegian klippfisk
  • klippfiskCod that has been dried and salted
Polish solony dorsz
  • solony dorszCod that has been dried and salted
Portuguese bacalhau
  • bacalhauCod that has been dried and salted
Russian клипфиск
  • клипфиск (klipfisk)Cod that has been dried and salted
Spanish bacalao
  • bacalaoCod that has been dried and salted
Swedish kabeljo
  • kabeljoCod that has been dried and salted
Tagalog bakalaw
  • bakalawCod that has been dried and salted
Welsh codyn hallt
  • codyn halltCod that has been dried and salted
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APA

salt cod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cod

MLA

“salt cod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salt cod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salt%20cod.

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