cornetto

Italian (Fiorentino)

/korˈnet.to/

noun
Definitions
  • (folklore) horn-shaped amulet resembling a hot pepper
  • (skeleton) nasal concha, turbinate
  • (musical instruments) cornett, cornetto
  • croissant pastry
  • (regional) string bean

Etymology

Suffix from Italian corno (horn) derived from Latin cornū (horn, a trumpet, a horn, a bugle-horn) root 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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