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 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