Polyglot Dictionary

morue

/mɔ.ʁy/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les morues

Meaning

  1. cod

    • La morue salée est typique du Portugal.

      Salted cod is typical of Portugal.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Kabeljau

Kabeljau is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cod."

Spanish

bacalao

bacalao is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "cod."

Portuguese

bacalhau

bacalhau is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cod."

Practice

1 What does morue mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ salée est typique du Portugal.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches morue?

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