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Thread #86394   Message #1606717
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
16-Nov-05 - 04:55 PM
Thread Name: DTStudy: Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor
Subject: RE: DTStudy: Jack Was Every Inch a Sailor
Jimmy C is correct about the spelling, Baccaleiu, of the Newfoundland island and lighthouse. (one 'l' in the Nat. Geog. Atlas). I wouldn't doubt that Newfoundlanders would also call it "Baccalhao," the Portuguese name for salt cod. I can't find where the name Baccaleiu comes from (??French name for salt cod or a man's name??).