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Where does “bakkeljauw” come from?

bakkeljauw (Dutch) comes from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

bakkeljauw (Dutch): salt cod

Definitions

  1. salt cod

Ancestry of “bakkeljauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
2Dutchbakaliaw—
Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →