à cœur

French

Etymology

Literally, “to heart.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a kœʁ/

Prepositional phrase

à cœur

  1. (cooking) to the core, all the way through, thoroughly; in the core
    cuire à cœurto cook through
    cuit à cœurcooked through
    cuisson à cœurthorough cooking; how cooked (something) is in the middle
    température à cœurcore temperature

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