corazón
heart
The heart, or someone close to your heart
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core
heart / center
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-azón
augmentative suffix
Corazón means heart and is related to the English word core0. The -azón1 makes it bigger1 to refer to the big core of the body.
corazón
heart
The muscular organ that pumps blood through the body.
El médico escuchó el corazón del paciente con el estetoscopioThe doctor listened to the patient's heart with a stethoscope
Tiene el corazón sano para su edadHe has a healthy heart for his age
sweetheart, darling, honey (term of endearment)
An affectionate name for someone you love or care for, like calling them "sweetheart" in English.
¿Cómo te fue hoy, corazón?How did it go today, sweetheart?
Ven aquí, corazón, no lloresCome here, darling, don't cry
hearts (card suit)
The heart suit in a deck of cards, named for the heart-shaped symbol on the cards.
Jugó el as de corazones y ganó la manoHe played the ace of hearts and won the hand
Solo me quedan corazones en la manoI only have hearts left in my hand