salt cod

1. 1.

   codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes

   Broadercod

Questions about salt cod

What does salt cod mean?

salt cod means "codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes".

Is salt cod a common word?

salt cod is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.