What does codo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word codo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use codo in Spanish.

The word codo in Spanish means elbow, elbow, stingy, tight, miserly, elbow, elbow joint, cubit, coda, stingy, side by side, elbow to elbow, knock back a few drinks. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word codo

elbow

nombre masculino (articulación del brazo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jaime no puede doblar el brazo derecho porque se rompió el codo.
Jaime can't bend his right arm because he's broken his elbow.

elbow

nombre masculino (ropa: parte de la manga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El sastre zurció la rotura que tenía la chaqueta en el codo derecho.
The tailor mended the tear in the right elbow of the jacket.

stingy, tight, miserly

adjetivo (AR, MX, SV, CR, HN, coloquial (avaro, tacaño)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Era tan codo que vivió pobre y murió rico.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Scrooge is a miserly character created by Charles Dickens.

elbow, elbow joint

nombre masculino (fontanería: pieza curva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un codo es una pieza curva que se instala entre dos tramos de tubo para cambiar la dirección del flujo de las tuberías.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. You'll need to put an elbow joint in when you get to the corner.

cubit

nombre masculino (medida de longitud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El codo era una medida muy usada en la antigüedad, equivalía a la distancia del codo a la punta del dedo cordial.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. God told Noah to build an ark 300 cubits long by 50 wide.

coda

nombre femenino (de pieza musical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stingy

adjetivo (AmC (persona tacaña)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

side by side

locución adverbial (de manera conjunta)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

elbow to elbow

locución adverbial (de manera solidaria)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ambos compañeros estuvieron trabajando codo con codo durante años.
Both partners worked elbow to elbow for years.

knock back a few drinks

locución verbal (coloquial (beber alcohol) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan está en el bar empinando el codo.
Juan is at the bar knocking back a few drinks.

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