🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Las profundidades del corazón

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Las pro-fund-i-dades del co-ra-zón

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cockles of One's Heart/ˈkɒk.əlz əv wʌnz hɑːrt/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La amabilidad de los extraños calienta las profundidades del corazón."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The innermost feelings or emotions of a person, often associated with warmth and affection.

    "Hearing her child's laughter warmed the cockles of her heart."
  2. 2

    A metaphorical expression used to describe a feeling of deep joy or contentment.

    "The kindness of strangers can truly warm the cockles of one's heart."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase 'cockles of one's heart' originates from the Latin word 'cochlea', meaning 'snail' or 'shell', which evolved in Middle English to refer to the heart's innermost feelings. The expression has been used since the 17th century to denote deep emotional warmth or affection.

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