codfish B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈkɑdˌfɪʃ/ UK /ˈkɒdfɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #40061 Meanings 1 noun a cod, especially one caught or prepared for food The fishing boat returned with a hold full of codfish. 2 noun the white flesh of cod used as food They served salted codfish with potatoes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a cod, especially one... cod 2 noun · the white flesh of cod used... codcod meat Word family Related forms Atlantic codGadussalt cod Etymology A compound of cod and fish. Cod itself is of uncertain origin; the expanded form codfish emphasizes either the animal or its flesh as food. Topics Food & Drink External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # codfish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑdˌfɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒdfɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 40061 ## Meanings 1. a cod, especially one caught or prepared for food 2. the white flesh of cod used as food ## Examples - The fishing boat returned with a hold full of codfish. - They served salted codfish with potatoes. ## Synonyms - cod ## Related Forms - Atlantic cod - Gadus - salt cod ## Etymology A compound of cod and fish. Cod itself is of uncertain origin; the expanded form codfish emphasizes either the animal or its flesh as food. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown