Used in a Sentence

codfish

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for codfish.

Editorial note

Eating codfish heads is still popular (probably less than decades ago) and it is called caras de bacalhau [0].

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of codfish gathered in one view.

noun

(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

noun

(countable) A cod (the fish).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for codfish.

noun

(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

noun

(countable) A cod (the fish).

Example sentences

1

Eating codfish heads is still popular (probably less than decades ago) and it is called caras de bacalhau [0].

2

In 1989 the DFO advised that the total allowable catch (TAC) of codfish should be 125,000 tons.

3

They don't know much food-wise, that's why they think that salted codfish and cabbage is great food, like someone else mentioned.

4

Note that there isn't codfish in Portuguese waters, it's mostly imported from Norway.

5

By the time the codfish reached China, the flesh was mush and tasteless.

6

One of most important ingredients in Portuguese cuisine is dried codfish.

7

I also missed Portugal, which supposingly has more codfish recipes then days in a year...

8

The national dish of Portugal is salted codfish with cabbage.

9

Emiliano Mercado: Eating corn and codfish each day.

10

I'll be on Codfish Island volunteering in about a month.

11

The advice of a Royal who will never need to work at anything about what is or isn't a waste of time is about as useful as a codfish's advice about mountain biking.

12

Warm water flowing north has driven the codfish off Cape Cod to Newfoundland; annual temperature has risen ten degrees in Iceland and Greenland; down here winters are warmer; the Hudson River no longer freezes over as it used to.

Quote examples

1

>"But everyone knows the most important reason: The disappearance of codfish means lobsters have no natural predators." Wait.

2

While you can't beat the preconcept you can try bacalhau a bras, the most "easy-going" dried codfish dish [1].

3

This happens with "bacalhau" (norwegian codfish).

4

William Vogt, Mann's archetypal Prophet, founded (according to Mann) much of modern-day environmentalism but also (according to the review, which I personally trust) called people in India "backward populations" who "breed with the irresponsibility of codfish".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use codfish in a sentence?

Eating codfish heads is still popular (probably less than decades ago) and it is called caras de bacalhau [0].

What does codfish mean?

(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

What part of speech is codfish?

codfish is commonly used as noun.