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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespoço dos desejos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈposu duʃ deˈzeʒuʃ
"Ela atirou uma moeda no poço dos desejos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A deep water well of a traditional design, associated in folklore with the granting of wishes to those who drop a coin into it.
"Children eagerly tossed coins into the stone wishing-well and made secret desires." - 2
A decorative garden structure built to resemble such a well, often used as a planter or landscape feature.
"The landscaper built a wooden wishing-well adorned with climbing ivy in the center of the courtyard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English 'wylwian' or 'wylm' (referring to a spring or well of water) with the verb 'wish', dating back to ancient European folklore where natural springs were believed to be inhabited by gods or spirits. Historically, people made offerings to these waters in exchange for health, rain, or granted desires, which eventually evolved into the modern cultural concept of the ornamental garden structure where coins are tossed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wishing-well" is said worldwide
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puits des souhaits
Transliteration: pɥi de swɛ
"Elle a jeté une pièce dans le puits des souhaits."
Wunschbrunnen
Transliteration: ˈvʊnʃˌbʁʊnən
"Kinder warfen Münzen in den Wunschbrunnen."
pozzo dei desideri
Transliteration: ˈpottso dei deziˈderi
"Espresse un desiderio prima di gettare la moneta nel pozzo."
pozo de los deseos
Transliteration: ˈpotso de los deˈxesos
"Arrojó una moneda al pozo de los deseos."
poço dos desejos
Transliteration: ˈposu duʃ deˈzeʒuʃ
"Ela atirou uma moeda no poço dos desejos."
इच्छा कुआं
Transliteration: icchā kuāṁ
"उसने इच्छा कुएं में सिक्का फेंका और कामना की।"
许愿池
Transliteration: xǔ yuàn chí
"游客们经常把硬币投入许愿池中。"
소원 우물
Transliteration: sowon umul
"그녀는 소원 우물에 동전을 던지며 빌었다."
願いの井戸
Transliteration: negai no ido
"少女は願いの井戸にコインを投げ入れた。"
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