Bacallao

See also: bacallao

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bacallao. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.

Proper noun

Bacallao (plural Bacallaos)

A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Armagost is the 34495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Armagost is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.48%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bacallao”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

Spanish

Etymology

From bacallao, alternative form of bacalao (“cod”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /bakaˈʝao/ [ba.kaˈʝa.o]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /bakaˈʎao/ [ba.kaˈʎa.o]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /bakaˈʃao/ [ba.kaˈʃa.o]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /bakaˈʒao/ [ba.kaˈʒa.o]

Rhymes: -ao
Syllabification: Ba‧ca‧lla‧o

Proper noun

Bacallao m or f by sense

a surname

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