Ma'anar ƙamus na "codfish" babban kifi ne na abinci wanda yawanci ana samunsa a cikin tekun arewa masu sanyi, musamman Arewacin Atlantic. Fitaccen kifi ne don cin abinci, musamman a cikin sigar gishiri da busasshen nau'in, kuma ana amfani da shi a cikin jita-jita daban-daban, kamar kifi da guntu. Sunan kimiyyar kifin kifi shine Gadus morhua, kuma na gidan Gadidae ne.
