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cornu.

A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

  2. A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.