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baccalà

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See also: baccala

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish bacalao.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bak.kaˈla/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: bac‧ca‧là

Noun

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baccalà m (invariable)

  1. cod
  2. salt cod; klipfish
  3. stockfish
  4. (figurative) a foolish person

Descendants

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  • English: baccala
  • Sicilian: baccalà

Further reading

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baccalà in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Sicilian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bak.kaˈla/, [ba.kːaˈla]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: bac‧ca‧là

Noun

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baccalà m

  1. (Apocoped) alternative form of baccalaru