salt cod
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of salt cod
First recorded in 1730–35
Example Sentences
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You’ll find it at Portugalia Marketplace, a haven for Portuguese specialty goods ranging from tinned fish to salt cod, olive oil, and cured meats.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
I could easily start a graze-a-thon with salt cod fritters, too.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2022
The pungent emphasis of salt cod is missing, of course, from the Aunts et Uncles version.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
I can’t vouch for those early efforts, but the golden panko-breaded patties of potato and salt cod at 2120 are outstanding.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
In the next, casks of salt beef, salt pork, salt mutton, and salt cod were stacked ten feet high.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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