Complete Definition of "cockle"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�k.�l/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�k�l|-�k�l

Etymology 1
From OF. cokille (French coquille), from L. *cocchilia, form of conchylia, from AGr. polytonic|κογ��λιον (konkhylion), diminutive of polytonic|κογ��λη �mussel�.

Noun
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en-noun

  1. Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
  2. The shell of the cockle.
  3. A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
  4. (plural) One�s innermost feelings (only in the expression �the cockles of one�s heart�).

Related terms
blood cockle
cockleshell
common cockle

Translations

Catalan: escopinya f
Croatian: t-|hr|kukolj|m
Dutch: hartschelpen f|p
German: Herzmuscheln f|p
Korean: 고� (gomak)
Lithuanian: širdut�s g|Lithuanian
mid
Norwegian: hjerteskjell g|Norwegian
Polish: sercówka jadalna f
Scottish Gaelic: slige-chabon g|Scottish Gaelic
Serbian: t-|sr|kukolj
Spanish: berberecho m
Ukrainian: �е��евидка (sertsevydka) f

See also
scallop

Etymology 2
Old English coccel, perhaps from a diminutive of L. coccus, berry

Noun
en-noun

  1. any of several plants, such as the corn cockle

Scientific names
Lolium temulentum

Synonyms
darnel
false wheat

Related terms
aquatic cockle
corn cockle

Translations
French: ivraie enivrante f
Italian: loglio m
Japanese: ���� (dokumugi)
Portuguese: joio m
Spanish: cizaña f

See also
cheat
rye grass
tare
vetch

Category:Mollusks

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