corazón

Galician

/koɾaˈθoŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • heart organ of the body
  • the seat of human love and kindness
  • the seat of human fortitude, valor, spirit
  • the center of an object; kernel
  • (card games) heart a playing card of the suit hearts, corazóns

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese coraçon (heart) inherited from Latin cor (heart, mind, soul), *corātiō, *coratio, *corātiōne.

Origin

Latin

*corātiō, *coratio, *corātiōne

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