English Explanatory Dictionary

codo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 41.6 cm.

Word forms

codo codos

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Spanish cubit cubit
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