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Meanings of cordial in English

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Type of confection in which a fruit filling is placed within a chocolate shell.

Portuguese
licores
Catalan
cordial
Spanish
licor

Strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal.

licores

Diffusing warmth and friendliness.

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Hearty.

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Examples for "hearty"
1
The thought seemed to bring Hagrid a great deal of hearty pleasure.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
2
In less than 30 minutes you can have this hearty meal ready.
The South African
3
There is hearty delight in the major, and how natural it seems.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
4
My father, once hearty and strong, seemed to move with great effort.
The kommandant's girl
5
Thus, Bran expected to find a hearty welcome among his mother's kinsmen.
Tuck
Usage of cordial in English
1
Asked about the meeting with police, he replied: It was very cordial.
The Guardian
2
They kept to cordial small talk and avoided opinions on painful subjects.
The Golem and the Jinni
3
However, last week's talks between the two were said to be cordial.
The Irish Times
4
And yet it might be the last time relations are so cordial.
The Guardian
5
He clutched the hand of the Senator in his big, cordial grip.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
6
You must know something I don't.-I managed a more cordial tone.
Dead ever after
7
It was a star-studded turn out and things were far from cordial.
The South African
8
Our captain displayed the stars and stripes in true ship-shape cordial greeting.
Canada and the Canadians, Vol. 1
9
The President advanced and gave Jennie both his hands in cordial greeting.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
10
The response to this invitation has been very general and very cordial.
State of the Union Addresses
11
Before this diplomatic blow-up, U.S.-Indian relations were seen as cordial and improving.
Reuters
12
Drive the idea out of your head and swallow some comforting cordial.
The Day of Wrath
13
Though Larke's words were cordial, I could tell my call unnerved him.
Fatal Voyage
14
To our cordial meeting at Weimar in the early days of April.
Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 / from Rome to the End
15
Besides agreeing in politics, they were on terms of cordial personal intimacy.
Famous Americans of Recent Times
16
At Berlin they were received by royalty in the most cordial way.
Elizabeth Fry
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Translations for cordial
Portuguese
licoreslicor
Catalan
cordial
Spanish
licor
Cordial through the time
Cordial across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common