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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbeberibe
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bebeˈɾibi
"Eles pescaram berbebeches na maré baixa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, edible, edible marine bivalve mollusk with a heart-shaped shell.
"We gathered fresh cockles along the sandy shore during low tide." - 2
The innermost feelings or deepest affections of a person, used primarily in the idiom 'warm the cockles of one's heart'.
"His kind gesture really warmed the cockles of my heart."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'cokele' or 'cocle', and Old English 'coccel' (referring to corn cockle weeds), ultimately related to Latin 'cochlea' meaning 'snail' or 'spiral shell' from Greek 'kochlias'. The semantic range expanded to edible saltwater clams with heart-shaped shells and metaphorically to the innermost feelings of the heart.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cockle" is said worldwide
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coque
Transliteration: kok
"Nous avons ramassé des coques sur la plage."
Herzmuschel
Transliteration: herts-mushel
"Herzmuscheln sind in diesem Küstengebiet sehr häufig."
cardatella
Transliteration: kardaˈtella
"Abbiamo mangiato un ottimo piatto di vongole e cardatelle."
berberecho
Transliteration: berbeˈɾetʃo
"Los berberechos frescos son deliciosos al vapor."
beberibe
Transliteration: bebeˈɾibi
"Eles pescaram berbebeches na maré baixa."
सीप
Transliteration: seep
"समुद्र तट पर कई प्रकार की सीप मिलती हैं।"
蚶
Transliteration: hān
"我们在海滩上捡到了一些小蚶。"
새조개
Transliteration: saejogae
"갯벌에서 새조개를 잡는 것은 재미있다."
ザルガイ
Transliteration: zarugai
"潮干狩りでザルガイをたくさん採りました。"
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