cod
/kɒd/noun
उच्चारण कॉड
कॉड (एक बड़ी समुद्री मछली)
Core word
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[C, U]
a large sea fish with white flesh that is used for food
कॉड (एक बड़ी समुद्री मछली)
- fried cod and chips
- Cod are found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic.
- We had cod and chips for lunch.
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- Cod is a mild-tasting fish with firm white flesh.
- Overfishing has reduced the stocks of cod in many seas.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cod (noun): fish, same form in plural
Cod is a large sea fish. The plural is usually cod, not cods, when you mean several fish.
'Cod' एक बड़ी समुद्री मछली है। कई मछलियों के लिए बहुवचन प्रायः 'cod' ही रहता है, 'cods' नहीं।
- Fishermen caught thirty cod in one trip.
- Cod is a popular fish in Britain.
cod as food (uncountable)
As food, cod is uncountable: a piece of cod, grilled cod, cod fillet.
भोजन के रूप में 'cod' uncountable है: a piece of cod, grilled cod, cod fillet।
- We ordered fried cod and chips.
cod liver oil
Cod liver oil is a yellow oil from the livers of cod, taken as a vitamin supplement.
'Cod liver oil' कॉड मछली के यकृत से निकला पीला तेल है, जो विटामिन की पूर्ति के लिए लिया जाता है।
- The doctor advised a spoon of cod liver oil daily.
COD = cash on delivery (abbreviation)
In online shopping COD means cash on delivery. It is written in capitals and read letter by letter.
ऑनलाइन खरीदारी में COD का अर्थ cash on delivery है। इसे capital letters में लिखा जाता है।
- Radhika chose COD because she had no card.
cod vs. salmon vs. hilsa
Cod is a white-fleshed fish of cold seas; salmon is pink-fleshed; hilsa is the oily river fish loved in Bengal.
Cod ठंडे समुद्रों की सफ़ेद गूदे वाली मछली है; salmon गुलाबी गूदे वाली; hilsa तैलीय नदी मछली है जो बंगाल में पसंद की जाती है।
- Britain prefers cod, while Bengal prefers hilsa.
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cod + noun
filletliver oilfishingstocksroe
- Cod stocks in the North Atlantic have fallen sharply.
verb + cod
catchfrygrillbakefish for
- The chef baked cod with lemon.
adjective + cod
freshsaltedsmokedfrozenbattered
- Salted cod keeps for months without a fridge.
cash on delivery
pay by CODchoose CODCOD orderCOD charges
- The shop adds extra COD charges to small orders.
cod + preposition
a fillet of coda piece of codfishing for coda catch of cod
- A fillet of cod was cooked in butter.
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- Cod live in the cold waters of the North Atlantic.
कॉड मछलियाँ उत्तरी अटलांटिक के ठंडे जल में रहती हैं।
- A single female cod can lay millions of eggs.
एक मादा कॉड लाखों अंडे दे सकती है।
- My grandmother gave us cod liver oil every winter.
मेरी दादी हर सर्दी में हमें कॉड लिवर ऑयल देती थीं।
- Rohan paid in cash on delivery for the parcel of books.
रोहन ने किताबों के पार्सल का भुगतान डिलीवरी पर नक़द किया।
- The restaurant serves cod curry in a coconut gravy.
रेस्तराँ नारियल की ग्रेवी में कॉड करी परोसता है।
- Radhika read that cod was once the main catch of North Atlantic fishermen.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि कॉड कभी उत्तरी अटलांटिक के मछुआरों की मुख्य पकड़ हुआ करती थी।
- The market sold fresh cod, but Radhika's family preferred rohu.
बाज़ार में ताज़ा कॉड बिक रही थी, पर राधिका के परिवार को रोहू पसंद थी।
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General knowledge
Cod liver oil, taken from the liver of the cod, is a well-known source of vitamins A and D.
Cod मछली के जिगर से निकलने वाला cod liver oil विटामिन A और D का एक प्रसिद्ध स्रोत है।