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cajoler.

to cuddle, to cradle in one's arms

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ka.ʒɔ.le/
  1. to cuddle, to cradle in one's arms

  2. to flatter, to cajole

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Where this word comes from

Probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”, from gajole (dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”))) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”, from gaiole), which is from Late Latin caveola (diminutive from Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”)).

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