salt cod

sɔːlt kɑːd

Definition

Definition of salt cod - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cookingcodfish preserved in salt, used in various dishes

Salt cod is essential for making codfish cakes.
We prepared a traditional dish using salt cod.
Salt cod can be found in many Mediterranean recipes.

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codfish preserved in salt, used in various dishes

Expressions with salt

salt away

save money for future use

She salted away a portion of her salary.

old salt

experienced sailor, often an older person

The old salt shared tales of his voyages across the Atlantic.

salt and pepper

mixture of salt and black pepper

She added salt and pepper to the soup.

pinch of salt

small amount of salt used in cooking

Add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor of the soup.

rub salt in someone's wounds

make a painful situation worse by reminding someone of it

He rubbed salt in her wounds by mentioning the lost game again.

rub salt into the wound

make someone feel worse after something bad happened

Losing the game was hard, but his teasing rubbed salt into the wound.

Expressions with cod

Atlantic cod

meat from a large northern sea fish commonly fried or baked

The restaurant serves delicious Atlantic cod with lemon butter sauce.

black cod

fish known for its rich, buttery flavor

The black cod's flavor is highly prized by chefs.

cod-fishing

catching cod fish for food or business

Cod-fishing was important to the town's economy.

rock cod

type of fish found around rocks and reefs

The fisherman caught a large rock cod near the coastal reef.

dried cod

codfish preserved by removing most moisture for later cooking or eating

The market sells dried cod that needs soaking before cooking.

salted cod

cod fish preserved by heavy salting often followed by drying

They bought salted cod to make a traditional winter stew.

Arctic cod

north Atlantic fish, Boreogadus saida, of the Gadidae family

Fishermen often catch Arctic cod in the north Atlantic.

blue cod

marine fish species found in New Zealand waters

Blue cod are common around the South Island.

cod end

tapered end of a trawl net where fish are collected

The fisherman emptied the cod end of the net, releasing the catch onto the deck.

Terms with salt cod included in their meaning

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codfish cake

fried patty

food made from salt cod and potatoes

fish and brewis

food

Newfoundland dish of salt cod and hard bread

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French:morue salée, ...
German:Klippfisch, ...
Italian:baccalà, ...
Spanish:bacalao salado, ...
Portuguese:bacalhau salgado, ...
Chinese:咸鳕鱼, ...
Japanese:塩漬けタラ, ...
Arabic:سمك القد المملح, ...
Hebrew:קוֹד מְמוּלָח, ...
Russian:соленая треска, ...
Ukrainian:солона тріска, ...
Hindi:नमक वाली कॉड, ...
Bengali:লবণযুক্ত কড, ...
Catalan:bacallà salat, ...
Czech:solená treska, ...
Danish:klippfisk, ...
Dutch:gezouten kabeljauw, ...
Greek:παστός μπακαλιάρος, ...
Hungarian:sózott tőkehal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីកូដប្រៃ, ...
Korean:염장 대구, ...
Persian:ماهی کاد نمک‌سود, ...
Polish:solony dorsz, ...
Portuguese (BR):bacalhau, ...
Romanian:cod sărat, ...
Swedish:saltad torsk, ...
Thai:ปลาเค็ม, ...
Turkish:tuzlu morina balığı, ...
Vietnamese:cá tuyết muối, ...

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