COCKLE


Meaning of COCKLE in English

/ ˈkɒkl; NAmE ˈkɑːkl/ noun

a small shellfish that can be eaten

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IDIOMS

see warm verb

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French coquille shell, based on Greek konkhulion , from konkhē conch.

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