cœur

See also: Cœur and coeur

French

Etymology

From Middle French coeur, cœur, from Old French cuer, coer, quer, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic *kord, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kœʁ/
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  • Homophone: chœur
  • Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

cœur m (plural cœurs)

  1. (anatomy) heart
  2. (geometry) heart, heart shape
  3. heart (love)
  4. (card games) hearts (the suit)
  5. (physics) the core of a nuclear reactor

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: ,

See also

Suits in French · couleurs (layout · text)
cœur carreau pique trèfle

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Middle French

Noun

cœur m (plural cœurs)

  1. Alternative form of coeur
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