Where does “baccalà” come from?
baccalà (Italian) comes from Spanish bacalao, from Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.
baccalà (Italian): salt cod, stockfish; a foolish person
Definitions
- salt cod, stockfish; a foolish person
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