Bacalao

Bacalhau is the Portuguese word for cod and—in a culinary context—dried and salted cod.

Dried cod and the dishes made from it are known by many different names, many of them derived from the root bacal-, itself of unknown origin; explorer John Cabot reported that it was the name used by the inhabitants of Newfoundland.[2] Some of these are: bacalhau (Portuguese), bacalao (Spanish)