coração

From Old Portuguese coraçon (“heart”), from a derivative of Latin cor (“heart”) with the suffix -ação, either through a Vulgar Latin root *corātiō, *corātiōne or *coraceōne. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kord, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d-.

Cognate with Aragonese corazón, Asturian corazón, Galician corazón, Ladino korasón, Leonese corazón, Mirandese coraçon, Mozarabic corachón and Spanish corazón (Old Spanish coraçon).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

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  Homophones: curação, Curação

• Hyphenation: co‧ra‧ção

coração m (plural corações)

1. heart (organ of the body)
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 434:

     O coração de Harry batia acelerado agora.

     Now, Harry's heart was beating very fast.

2. (figuratively) heart, emotions, kindness, spirit
3. (figuratively) center, core

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:coração.

Corar (“to paint, to dye”) +‎ -ção.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: co‧ra‧ção

coração f (plural corações)

1. blushing
2. bleaching
3. coloration

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:coração.