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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespozo de los deseos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpotso de los deˈxesos
"Arrojó una moneda al pozo de los deseos."
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
Derived from the traditional English folk belief that spirits or deities dwelt in springs and wells, making the water sacred. By the 19th century, the compound noun 'wishing-well' emerged to describe a deep water well where people would drop coins and make a secret wish, associating the act with granting desires.
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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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