cornucopia

See also: cornucópia

English

WOTD – 25 May 2008
A cornucopia motif.

Etymology

From Latin cornūcōpia (“mythical horn of plenty”), from cornū (“horn”) + cōpia (“abundance”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɔː.nəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɔːɹ.nəˈkoʊ.pi.ə/, /ˌkɔːɹ.njəˈkoʊ.pi.ə/
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Noun

cornucopia (countable and uncountable, plural cornucopias)

  1. (Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.
  2. A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
  3. An abundance or plentiful supply.
    The store provided a veritable cornucopia of modern gadgets.

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Translations

hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things

Italian

Noun

cornucopia f (plural cornucopie)

  1. cornucopia

Spanish

Noun

cornucopia f (plural cornucopias)

  1. cornucopia
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