Meaning
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English cokel, cokkel, kokkel, cocle, of uncertain origin. Perhaps a diminutive of Middle English cokke, cok (“cockle”), from Old English cocc (found in sǣcocc (“cockle”)) + -le; or perhaps from Old French coquille, from Vulgar Latin *cocchilia, from conchylia, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion), diminutive of κογχύλη (konkhúlē, “mussel”), of Pre-Greek substrate origin.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: