Cod

Cod  (kd), Cape

A hook-shaped peninsula of southeast Massachusetts extending east and north into the Atlantic Ocean. Fishing, whaling, and shipping were important here until the late 1800s; the economy today is based largely on tourism.

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COD

abbr.

1. cash on delivery

2. collect on delivery

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cod ¹  (kd)

n. pl. cod or cods

Any of various marine fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, an important food fish of northern Atlantic waters. Also called codfish.

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[Middle English.]

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cod ²  (kd)

n.

1. A husk or pod.

2. Archaic The scrotum.

3. Obsolete A bag.

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[Middle English, from Old English codd.]

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cod ¹

Noun

pl cod or cods a large food fish [probably Germanic]

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cod ²

Adjective

Brit slang having the character of an imitation or parody: the chorus were dressed in exuberant cod-medieval costumes [origin unknown]

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COD cash (in the US collect) on delivery

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cod - the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) pod, seedcase husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds pea pod, peasecod - husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas
	2.	cod - lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached codfish Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua - one of the world's most important commercial fishes saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food salt cod - codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes
	3.	cod - major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters codfish gadoid, gadoid fish - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae Gadus, genus Gadus - type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes codling - young codfish Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua - one of the world's most important commercial fishes Alaska cod, Gadus macrocephalus, Pacific cod - closely related to Atlantic cod burbot, Lota lota, eelpout, cusk, ling - elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth schrod, scrod - young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
Verb	1.	cod - fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" dupe, put one across, put one over, slang, take in, gull, befool, fool, put on kid, pull the leg of - tell false information to for fun; "Are you pulling my leg?" deceive, lead astray, betray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
	2.	cod - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" bait, razz, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit, tease, rag, rally, ride bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" jeer, scoff, flout, gibe, barrack - laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around"
Adj.	1.	cod - payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" collect due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
Adv.	1.	COD - collecting the charges upon delivery; "mail a package C.O.D." C.O.D., cash on delivery

Translations

cod [kɔd] n → bacalao

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cod [kɔd] n → morue fraîche, cabillaud m

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cod [kɔd] n → Kabeljau m

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cod [kɔd] n → merluzzo

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cod [kod]

a type of edible fish found in northern seas. kabeljou سَمَكُ القَد зоол. треска treska torsk der Kabeljau μπακαλιάρος bacalao tursk ماهی روغن؛ ماهی کاد turska morue דָג קוֹד कॉड bakalar tőkehal sebangsa ikan laut þorskur merluzzo たら 대구 menkė menca ikan kod kabeljauw torsk dorsz pescada cod треска treska polenovka bakalar torsk ปลาค็อด morina balığı 鱈 тріска مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá tuyết 鳕

cod-liver oil

an oil obtained from cod's liver, rich in vitamins A and D. lewertraan زَيْت كَبِد سَمَك القَد рибено олио (от треска) rybí tuk torskeleverolie; levertran der Lebertran μουρουνόλαδο aceite de hígado de bacalao kalamaksaõli روغن ماهی کاد kalanmaksaöljy huile de foie de morue שֶמֶן דִגים काॅड मछली का तेल ulje bakalara csukamájolaj minyak ikan þorskalÿsi olio di fegato di merluzzo 肝油 간유 žuvų taukai zivju eļļa minyak ikan kod levertraan tran tran óleo de fígado de bacalhau untură de peşte рыбий жир rybí tuk ribje olje ulje bakalara fiskleverolja น้ำมันตับปลา balık yağı 魚肝油 риб'ячий жир مچھلی کا تیل dầu gan cá tuyết 鱼肝油