cuerno

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • horn
  • (breads) croissant
  • (usually) sexual or marital infidelity
  • (weapons) AK-47

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cornū (horn, a trumpet, a horn, a bugle-horn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱerh₂-

Gloss

horn, head, top, shatter, smash, break, mix

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

頭

Emoji
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